James N. Collier

LAKE WALES - Mr. James Niram Collier, 75, passed away Mon., April 4, 2011 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to cancer. Mr. Collier was born Sept. 18, 1935 in Tiger Bay, FL and moved to Lake Wales from Zolfo Springs, FL in 1993. He was of the Baptist faith and very proud of his dedication to the U.S. Armed Forces, where he retired after many years of service from the United States Army. During his army tenure, Mr. Collier Served in the U.S. Army Air Force and the U.S. Army National Guard, along with being deployed to Africa on 3 separate occasions. Mr. Collier is survived by his wife, Marcella Stokes Collier, Lake Wales, FL; sons, Kevin Collier and wife Rita, Homeland, FL, Kenny Collier and wife Dustie, Bartow, FL; daughters, Debbie Ginther and husband Rick, Bartow, FL, Diane Clements and husband Dan, Bartow, FL, Deneen Olinger and husband Mark, Lake Wales, FL; brothers, Joe Collier, Fort Meade, FL, Gene Collier and wife Betty, Fort Meade, FL; half-brother, Wayne Brantley, Florida; sister, Valieda Padgelac, Bartow, FL; Fifteen Grandchildren, Four Great-Grandchildren. Private family funeral services will be held. Those wishing may make memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society or Good Shepherd Hospice. Hancock Funeral Home, Fort Meade, FL 863-285-8171