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Billie Collins

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Billie Amanita (Robertson) Collins, age 80 passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

A graveside service is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Konawa Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Rev. Carl Witfield will officiate.

Viewing will be 8:30 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday, November 27, 2020 at the funeral home.

Billie was born February 6, 1940 in Konawa to Alfred William Robertson and Nettie Lee (Goss) Robertson.

She graduated from Konawa High School in 1958, and married Lyle Collins on the 20th of January 1962 in Vamoosa, Oklahoma.

Billie worked alongside her husband at Shawnee News Star for over thirty years, and she also worked for Cole Finance, Credit Thrift, Shawnee Printing, and Paul Milburn.

She is survived by oneson, Eric Collins of Yukon; one daughter, Denise Collins of Dallas, Texas; one brother, Keith Robertson of Okemah, Oklahoma; two sisters, LaQuita Huckleberry of Konawa, and Jerry Lemmings of Konawa; and three grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by adoring husband of over fifty-seven years, Lyle H. Collins; her son, Kevin Collins; her parents, Alfred William and Nettie Lee Robertson; and four brothers, Herman, Alfred Jr., Arnold, and Dick Robertson; and her sister, Dean Wall.