Roosevelt R. Collins Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Roosevelt R. Collins (Sallis, Mississippi), who passed away on February 10, 2020 at the age of 97. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Roosevelt R. Collins to pay them a last tribute.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Willie Bell Riley and Mary Ella Bates Riley (Richard Collins); her siblings, Dock Riley and Gladys Slater; her daughters, Georgia Faye Stewart (Norah) of Sallis, MS and Tomeka Gray (McKinzie); her siblings, Leora Wigley of Sallis, MS and Edward Bates of Sacramento, CA; her grandchildren, Natosha Simmons (Lawrence), Shanatosha Lewis (Benjamin), Nyla Culp, Brady Jones, Jaden Collins, Richard Kern, Norah Stewart IV (Annette), Alonzo Stewart (Gia) and Ed Stewart (Keisha); her nephew Dock Riley, Jr.; and her goddaughters, Robbie Barfield, Brenda Jackson, Juanita Fleming and Sadie Clark. She was also cherished by eighteen great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren.