Mrs. Betty Margaret Speer Collins, age 87, passed away on Thursday, Oct.21, 2021, at her home in Cherry Lake, Fla.
Betty was born on March 21, 1934, in Lowndes County, Ga.
She was a bus driver for the Madison County school district. She had a special place in her heart for Ochlawilla Baptist Church, in Brooks County, Ga.
Mrs. Collins married Newton Collins at the age of eighteen and moved to Madison, where she lived for sixty years. She enjoyed flowers, plants, paintings, arts and crafts.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Newton Collins. She is survived by two daughters: Marilyn (Wetzel) Blair, of Madison; and Diane (Jeff) Howard, of Gainesville, Fla.; two sons: Wade Collins, of Sneads, Fla.; and Dale (Theresa) Collins, of Okeechobee, Fla.; one sister, Laverne Dandrea, of Hahira, Ga.; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, at Old Columbia Cemetery, in Nankin, Ga.
Beggs Funeral Home, of Madison ihandled the arrangements (850) 973-2258. You may send your condolences to the family by visiting their website at www.beggs funeral.com.