Ronald Darwin Collins

November 14, 1949 - February 2, 2021

Ronnie Collins 71 years young, of Tahlequah passed away February 2, 2021 at Tahlequah City Hospital. Graveside services will be held at Tahlequah City Cemetery on February 5, 2021 at 11am. He was born in Moody, OK on November 14, 1949 to Izola Jean Ward and Darwin “Bill” Collins. He attended and graduated from Tahlequah High School in 1968, where he met and married his wife of 48 years Beryl Collins on April 5, 1969 in Wewoka, OK. Ronnie dutifully served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He worked as a lineman for South Western Bell for 33 years before retiring. Upon retirement he loved spending his days working for the Houston’s at their marina. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, John Wayne movies, and spending time with his friends and family. Ronnie was preceded in death by his wife Beryl Collins, mother Izola Jean Ward, Father Bill Collins, step father Noble Ward, and sister Judy Ann Stover. He is survived by his daughter Pattie Collins-Jackson and husband James, of Coweta, Ok; son Marcus Collins and wife Kimberley, of Claremore OK; daughter Jamie Jo Collins, of Oklahoma City, OK; daughter Elizabeth Pennekamp and husband Dave, of Broken Arrow, OK, brother Joe Collins along with 5 grandchildren Zachary, Jesse and Tara Jackson, Chasiti Phillips and husband Mitchel, great grandchildren Easton and Caroline and multiple nieces and nephews. This will be a closed casket ceremony. Green Country Funeral Home will be handling all of the arrangements.