Mrs. Katy Lou McCollum, 81, of Fort Smith, AR, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2012 in Conway. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sena Ellen and Jasper Newt Garland; brothers, Herman, Demus, Junior and Paul, and a sister, Macie Mae Edwards. Katy was born in Mulberry, September 25, 1931. She married her high school sweetheart, J.C. McCollum, to whom she was married for 62 years. She worked at the Bank of Mulberry for many years and was a beautiful woman, loving wife and mother.
She leaves behind to cherish her memory, her husband, J.C.; daughter, Sandra Ake and her husband William Jefferson Ake of Conway, AR; son, Larry McCollum and his wife Cindy McCollum of Russellville, AR.; 3 grandchildren, Jason, Andrew McCollum and William Jeremy Ake; 2 great grandchildren, Liam and Wyatt Ake.
Funeral Service will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 28, 2012 at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home Chapel in Van Buren, AR with burial at New Cemetery in Mulberry, AR under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren, AR.
Pallbearers will be William Jeremy Ake, Andy McCollum, Jason McCollum, Ricky Cunningham, Monty Cunningham and Mike Edwards.
