2nd Lt. James Dudley Collins III

2nd Lt. James (Jimmy) Dudley Collins IIISylacauga, AL - Funeral service for 2nd Lt. James (Jimmy) Dudley Collins III, 22, will be Monday, June 29, 2015 at 11:00 am at Radney-Smith Chapel with Dr. Rick Patrick officiating.  Burial will be in Marble City Cemetery in Sylacauga, AL with full military honors.He was preceded in death by mother, Mary Samantha Duke Collins Silverman, father, James Dudley Collins, Jr., grandfather, George William (Will) Duke, Sr., grandmother, Susie Martha Duke, uncles, Wilbert Duke wife Norma, Hubert (Shorty) Duke wife Gwen, Herman Duke wife Myrtle and George William Duke Jr (Buck) wife Helen., aunt, Thelma Duke Barganier husband Irby Lona Duke Rush, cousins, Bobby Duke, Sr., Bobby Duke, Jr. and Ashley Duke.On June 21, 1944, Mr. Collins was the co-pilot of a B-24H Liberator that crashed near Hoofddorp, Netherlands, while returning from a bombing mission against German forces near Berlin.  Nine other servicemen were aboard the aircraft at the time of the crash.  42 years later, in September 1992, a brother of one of the crew members visited the Netherlands to learn more about the crash.  While there, the brother spoke to a third party researcher who believed the remains of the two missing crewmen may still be present at the crash site.  Lt. Jimmie D. Collins was one of those crewmen.He is survived by cousins, Judy Rush Taylor, Mindy Burgess Scoggins husband Jimmy, Jennifer Scoggins Garrett husband Jamie, Reed Garrett, Rhett Garrett, Jason Scoggins wife Denise, Mary Eloise Scoggins, Robin Burgess Jones, Lindsey Jones Edmonds husband Mark, Lauren Jones Sims husband Elliott, Jameson Sims, Camden Jones, Robert Michael Burgess, Jr., Henry Duke Rush wife Doris, Jane Anne Rush Freeman, David Rush Freeman, McKenzie Freeman, Chris  Guinn wife Heather, Highland Guinn, Rush Guinn, Carson Duke Guinn, Martha Rush, Mary Moss Rush Brooks husband Bruce Wade Brooks, Sr., Bruce Wade Brooks, Jr. wife Carrie, Sawyer Michael Brooks, Harper Moss Brooks, Elizabeth Lona Brooks Turner husband Brandon Turner, Brooks Lee Turner, Sam Eli Turner,  William Ralph Brooks wife Alex, James Irby Barganier wife Jane Jordan Barganier, William Micou Jordan Barganier wife Kelly, Alice Ware Barganier McCollum, James Strawn Gardner Barganier wife Allyson, Mary Curtis Ware Barganier, William Micou Jordan Barganier, Jr., Gregory Ware McCollum, Gardner Lawton McCollum, Sheila Duke Mulvaney husband Rick, George William Duke III (Billy) wife Kay, Jennifer Duke Bryant husband Karl, Jack Bryant, Annie Elizabeth Bryant, William Stanley Duke wife Suzanna, Bradford Duke, Haley Kay Duke, Lauren Duke, Doris Duke, Tim Duke wife Sally, Tom Duke wife Tracy, Abby Duke, Thomas Duke and Jackson Robbins. Visitation will be Monday June 29, 2015 from 9:00 am until 11:00 am. at Radney-Smith Funeral Home.Pallbearers will be the Military Honor Guard.Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneysmith.com.Radney-Smith Funeral Home in Sylacauga, AL will direct the services.