Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameCOLLINS, Earl C. 
Birth Date28 Oct 1933
Birth PlacePauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma
OccupationFireman and Rancher
Death Date30 Aug 2013 Age: 79
Death PlaceDurant, Bryan County, Oklahoma
FlagsFlorida Wars, Served in the Military
Misc. Notes
Earl served his country and community in the United States Army as a
Paratrooper. He was a Captain of the Odessa Fire Department and in 1984 retired from that position after 23 years of service. Earl and his wife Ruedell raised cattle on their ranch in Durant, Oklahoma for 29 years.
Mr. Collins was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Lura Collins; wife of 49 years Ruedell Collins; sisters and brothers-in-law, Maxine and Thomas Donnell, Tommie Ree and Bernard Ordener and Vernell Collins; grandchildren, Jordan Aaron Watkins, Jarrod Ethan Watkins and Laura Engle Williams.
Paratrooper. He was a Captain of the Odessa Fire Department and in 1984 retired from that position after 23 years of service. Earl and his wife Ruedell raised cattle on their ranch in Durant, Oklahoma for 29 years.
Mr. Collins was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Lura Collins; wife of 49 years Ruedell Collins; sisters and brothers-in-law, Maxine and Thomas Donnell, Tommie Ree and Bernard Ordener and Vernell Collins; grandchildren, Jordan Aaron Watkins, Jarrod Ethan Watkins and Laura Engle Williams.
Spouses
1WATKINS, Una Ruedell , 5G Granddaughter
, 5G GranddaughterBirth Date28 Mar 1938
Death Date6 Apr 2005 Age: 67
Death PlaceDurant, Bryan County, Oklahoma
FatherWATKINS, Arnold Reggie (1915-2006)
MotherAVENT, Mona (1916-2007)
Marr Date23 Nov 1956
Marr PlaceCrane, Crane County, Texas