Edward LeRoy Collins

Edward LeRoy Collins, 54, resident of Cottonwood, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2007. He was born on November 21, 1952 in North Platte, Nebraska, where he grew up and graduated from the local High School. Edward then attended the DeVry Unversity. Edward was the tire manager at Wal-mart. He also worked for Symebotic. He is preceded in death by his father, Forest D. Ishmael; and his brother, Wayne Allan Ishmael. He leaves behind his sons, Edward Michael Collins of Maine, and Robert Collins of Cottonwood; his daughters, Nicole Collins, Holly Hemmer, and Heather Hemmer all of Cottonwood; his brother, Ronald Collins; his sisters, Victoria Hardesty-Naquin, Connie Jo Neri and Linda M. Inaze all of California; his fianc, Margaret Hemmer of Cottonwood; as well as 2 grandchildren. Private family services will be held at a later date. An online guestbook is available at www.westcottfuneralhome.com