Willie Mae Collier

Willie Mae Collier 1931—2017
Mother Willie Mae Collier was born March 11, 1931, to the late Willie and Annie Mae (Garlands) Collins in Vaiden, Mississippi. She and the late Lonnie Collier were united in marriage November 6, 1949, in Ruleville, Mississippi, and to this union 9 children were born. She worked for Micro Switch for 25 years. She was a devoted member of the Mt. Calvary Church of God in Christ in Freeport since 1955. Willie Mae enjoyed being the center of the family surrounded by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, brothers, sisters and her many nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends. Willie Mae, at the age of 86, received her heavenly angel wings on Thursday, June 29, 2017, after an extended illness. She leaves to celebrate her life: her three daughters, Dorothy (Michael) Lewis and Tabatha Ford of Freeport, IL, Ruby (Gregory) Richardson of Torrance, CA, daughter-in-law; Vanessa Brown-Collier of Bellville, IL; four sons, Clifford, Calvin (Kym) and Troy Collier of Freeport, IL and Terry Collier of Monrovia, CA; six grandsons, Calvin J., Deontae (ShaNeka), Tyree, Tromain, Eugene Jr., and Tyrice Collier; two granddaughters, Briquelle (Robert) Backeberg and Teri Joanne Collier; four great-grandsons; five great-granddaughters; three brothers, Bishop Lynn (Constance), Edward (Paulette), and Rev. Charles W. Collins; one sister, Rev. Dr. Dorothy Muse; and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Also, cherishing her memory are her godchildren; George Jones, Jr., Lana Pearson, Carla Rowe and Joyce Wright, special nieces; Kimberly Colon and Fran Price, the Mt. Calvary Mother's Board; Mother Daisy Pearson, Mother Betty Carroll, Mother Christine Bell, Mother Emma Clark, Mother Sedonia Jones, Mother Bessie Parks, Mother Evonne Pearson, Mother Lillie Stuggis and Mother Bobbie Yount, the Mt. Calvary Church family and many friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie; sons, Eugene and Ronnie; granddaughter, Summer Michelle Williamson; two sisters; parents, Willie and Annie Mae Collins; maternal and paternal grandparents; and several aunts and uncles.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 8, 2017,, at Mt. Calvary Church of God in Christ in Freeport, Illinois, with Elder Dr. Charles M. Washington officiating and Elder Deontae Collier, Sr. eulogist. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of service at the church. Interment will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Freeport, Illinois. Please sign Willie Mae's guestbook and share a memory at www.burketubbs.com