Kimberly Collins was welcomed to Heaven by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 2, 2021. Kim was born on December 3, 1959, in Granite City, IL. She moved to Jacksonville, FL as a teenager and was a proud graduate of Edward H. White High School where she was active in the school’s NJROTC program.
Kim was a beautiful and faithful wife of 41 years to husband Carl and a loving Mother to son Johnathan. She would most want to be remembered in these roles, but she was so much more. She was a strong and intelligent woman of God who supported her Navy husband for 17 years, managing a household and raising their son in his absence. She loved her family deeply and gave selflessly to others. Kim enthusiastically volunteered at her son’s schools and at Church. Kim recalled fondly her work experiences at St. Vincent’s Hospital and Cracker Barrel, and as an Ombudsman for the USS Enterprise (CVN-65). Kim had a beautiful smile, an infectious laugh and a wonderful sense of humor.
Kim is survived by her husband Carl and Son Johnathan, brother Anthony Littlefield, sisters Angela Pedigo, Michelle Wilson and Nichole (Jamie) Ford. Kim is also sister to Rachel Griner, Lanelle (John) Hatcher, Danny Collins, Bonnie (Dan) Quasnick and Diane (Howard) Ellis. She is niece to her Aunt Carolyn Wilson, and is “Aunt Kim” to nephews, nieces and cousins too numerous to name but loved, nonetheless. Kim also is succeeded by the saints of Westgate Church and the other church families within which she’s been blessed to worship over the years.
Kim follows to Heaven her grandparents John and Sarah Dorancricchio, father Thomas Veath, mother Jeanna Shafala, mother-in-law Rachel Collins, aunt Kay Rendon and other family members for whom she had great love.
Special thanks to the countless healthcare providers at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, St. Vincent’s Riverside Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center and Woodland Grove Health & Rehab Center for the loving care you provided Kim in recent months and years. Thank you also to the Brooks Home Healthcare nurses and therapists who took such good care of Kim, and the doctors and nurses at Memorial Hospital CCU who lovingly prepared Kim for her homecoming. You all blessed Kim and her family with your compassionate care.
Services for Kimberly will be held Thursday June 10,2021 at 7:00 PM Westgate Church at Faith Memorial Baptist Church 6731 Ramona BLVD. Jacksonville, Florida 32205
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