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MARILYN 'GAYLE'
Marilyn 'Gayle' Collins, 84, of Hawthorne Village, Ocala, FL died Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 at Haven Hospice, Gainesville, FL. She had been battling Alzheimer's for eight years.
Marilyn was born on October 9, 1933 in Wartsburg, Tennessee to Irene LaRue Pittman and Gordon Franklin Human. She graduated from high school in Crossville, Tennessee and then moved to Memphis where she met and married Ernest Collins Jr. The couple moved to Gainesville, Florida in 1954 so Mr. Collins could attend the University of Florida. They remained in Gainesville after his graduation and started a family. Melony Gay Collins was born in 1960 and Ernest Marque Collins III in 1961, both at Alachua General Hospital. Marilyn was a homemaker and sold Tupperware while the children were young, and then went to work as a Unit Secretary at North Florida Regional Hospital. In 1984, she and Mr. Collins divorced. Following that, she worked as a secretary in the College of Education at the University of Florida and retired from there. In retirement she enjoyed dancing and travel and relocated to Hernando, FL. She returned to Gainesville to be near her family after her diagnosis of Alzheimer's.
Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, Gordon Human and Irene Newman, her aunt and uncle Peggy and Paul Haynes, and her grandson Christopher Alan Hale. She is survived by her daughter Melony Gay Collins Hale and husband Gerard Hale Jr., her son Ernest 'Marque' Collins III, her grandsons Gerard Hale III and Charles Joseph Hale, and her granddaughter Lauren Elizabeth Collins.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at noon at the Milam Funeral Home Chapel. Preceding the service, the family will receive family and friends from 11 to 12. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made in Marilyn's name to the Alzheimer's Association or Haven Hospice. Arrangements are in the care of Milam Funeral and Cremation Services, 311 S. Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32601. (352) 376-5361.
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Betty Munn
October 24, 2017
I remember Gayle as the ward clerk at NFRMC , 2 North as it was known then. She also knew my late sister Mayme from church. She will be missed by all whose lives she touched. May God be her family during this difficult time.
October 21, 2017
Marque and Gay, I remember you and your parents from our days at Eastside Baptist. I attended Sunday School with you. Many years later, your Mom and I were neighbors in NW Gainesville. I really liked her. You have my deepest condolences. May the Lord comfort you now and always. George Sherouse
shirley reid
October 21, 2017
Gay/Marque, my heart is broken on your behalf. Two precious children and of course the grands, as well as your Dad, are in my prayers and thoughts at this time. Gayle was so sweet in so many ways, and was so good with that sewing machine. She could turn fifty cents into a pretty dress any day of the week. You will find comfort and peace from The Lord. God's grace is sufficient. Heaven is not all that far away. Shirley Reid
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