Patsy Berlene Collins, 76, a lifetime resident of Eastland County, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011 in Eastland.

Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at the Leon River Cowboy Church with Pastor Paul Howie officiating.  Burial followed at the Simpson Cemetery in Kokomo.

Patsy was born on October 13, 1935 in Flatwood to George A. Norris and Edith Adeline Henly.  She attended school at Flatwood and Carbon.  She married Patrick Henry Collins, Sr. on August 14, 1954 in Carbon.  She was a lab tech in Ranger and Eastland for many years.  She was a member of the Leon River Cowboy Church in Olden and attended Community Bible Study in Eastland.  She was an avid reader and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 

Survivors include her husband, Pat Collins of Eastland; a son, Bill Collins and wife Becky of Keller; a brother, Gary Norris of Eastland; 2 sisters, Carol Skinner of Eastland and Leta Hogan of Gorman; grandsons, Bradley, Zach and Heath Collins; great-grandchildren, Warren, Wyatt, Austin and Esther Collins; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two sons, Wendell Bradley Collins and Patrick Henry Collins, Jr.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.