John Dallas Collins

COLLINS, TALBERT, SOUTHERN, CHANCE

Posted By: Pat Kiser (email)
Date: 5/24/2007 at 21:59:18

Lovilia Press, 20 Jan 1938 --

John Dallas Collins, son of Hiram and Mary Collins was born in a log cabin, east of Centerville, Appanoose county, Iowa on Sept. 15, 1848 and died at his home in Bussey on Saturday, January 15, 1938, aged 89 years and 4 months. He was bedfast only a few days and only six days before death was in Lovilia visiting friends.

Mr. Collins was reared in Appanoose county and on August 6, 1864 enlisted in Co. G., 42nd Missouri infantry. He was discharged on June 28, 2865. He was a national member of the G. A. R. and was active in this organization. He had been a familiar person in the Lovilia Memorial Day services for years.

On May 28, 1885 he was married to Rosanna Talbert of Eldon, at West Grove, Iowa. To this union was born three sons and one daughter, all dead except Elmer S., of Des Moines. Mrs. Collins died in 1928. Joseph, Lula and William are the deceased children.

The family moved to Lovilia in 1909 and Mr. Collins operated a mill here for a few years. The family later lived on a farm west of town. From here they moved to Hamilton and in 1920 moved to Bussey where he had since lived. During the past five years he had been cared for by his grandson Ferris Southern and Mrs. Southern, the latter being the former Leota Chance of Lovilia.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, January 17, at 2 o'clock at the Bussey Methodist church, in charge of the Rev. B. H. Finch. The Bussey American Legion post had charge of the military service at the grave. Burial was made in the Bussey cemetery.