Dewona "Dee" Ann Collins

Dewona “Dee” Ann Collins
Dewona “Dee” Ann Collins, 74, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 1, 2018, at her home.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Fortenberry, of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Newport, Arkansas on August 15, 1943, she was the daughter of Henry R. Masters and Marcell Elizabeth (Greer) Cooper. Dee was a 1961 graduate of Lutcher High School where she was in the Bengal Guards. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville and sang in the church choir. She enjoyed spending her time with her family and friends, gardening flowers, cooking, and reading her bible. She had a bright smile and a contagious laugh that could brighten any room. Dee loved with her whole heart. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and Nana and will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Marcell; and her brother, Raymond H. Masters.

She is survived by her children, Donna LaPointe, of Mauriceville and Steven Collins and wife Tracy, of Sulphur, LA; grandchildren, Dylan, Tyler, Trey, Alexys, Ashtyn, Leslie, and Shelbie; 9 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandchild.

Serving as pallbearers will be Dylan Humberson, Trey Collins, Ashtyn Lilly, Michael Marshall, Christian Hernandez, and Mike Boozer.

In lieu of flowers, those who wish can make memorial contributions to Claybar Funeral Home in Orange to help with Dee’s funeral expenses.