Norma Collier

Mrs. Norma Frances Griffin Collier age 79, of Columbus, MS, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2015. Mrs. Collier was born in Erin, TN, on September 4, 1935, the daughter of the late Henry Grady Griffin and Mary Nolia Coleman Griffin. She was a member of Tusculum Cumberland Presbyterian Church and retired from American General after forty one years of service. Mrs. Collier enjoyed quilting, baking, and crafts. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Collier was preceded in death by her husband, William Edward Collier; three sisters, Mary Griffin, Nanny Dreaden, and Velma Skyes; and a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Carlton and Jane Collier. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Joel and Heather Collier; two grandsons, Luke and Thomas Collier; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Dorothy “Dot” Walker, Sue Griffin, and Martha and Bill Knight; and brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Marilyn Griffin. Several nieces and nephews also survive. A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at ten o’clock in the morning, Dignity Hall with Rev. Ronnie Pittenger officiating. Interment will follow in the Woodlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Tuesday from four o’clock until eight o’clock in the evening, Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home. Visit the online obituary: www.woodlawn-roesch-pattonfh.com.