Mr. Calvin Collins Sr.

COLLINS, Mr. Calvin Sr., - Age 56, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Tennessee. Family hour 10:00 AM Saturday, March 16, 2024, at New Heaven Missionary Baptist Church, 3184 W Pierson Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM. Elder Kenneth Collins, Officiating Pastor Joseph Jenkins, Host Pastor. Family and friends will assemble at the church 10:00 AM Saturday. Mr. Collins will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Friday. Mr. Calvin Ellis Collins Sr. was born May 17, 1967 in Flint, Michigan, the son of James Sr. and Ermia (Montgomery) Collins. Calvin attend Flint Northern High School and DeVry University in Columbus, OH. After which, he resided in Chicago, IL. Calvin later attended Truck Driving School and moved to San Antonio, TX and worked for MTZ Trucking Company for 13 years. He remarried and settled down in Clarksville, TN. Calvin loved college and professional football and basketball with his favorite teams being Michigan Wolverines and the Detroit Lions. Mr. Calvin Ellis Collins Sr. leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Stephanie Ewing-Collins of Clarksville, TN; 2 daughters, Crystal Elexis (Collins) Beck of Royal Oak, MI and Janae Elisha Collins of Chicago, IL; sons, Calvin Ellis Collins II of San Antonio, TX; step-son, Quentin Madison of Clarksville, TN; 6 grandchildren, Amira Collins-Pollard, Calvin Ellis Collins III, Ashley Collins, Caden Beck, Eli Collins-Chavers and Maurice Deloney Jr.; sister, Phaedra (Lawrence) Joseph; 3 brothers, James Edward (Angela) Collins Jr., Kenneth Collins and Arshield (Alice) Johnson; a host of aunts including special aunt, Lavelle “Auntie Boo” Johnson; a host of uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins including special cousin, Al Williams; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Mike Williams, Jim Klobucher, Andre Timothy Harrison, Lewis Barber and Derrick Waters. Mr. Collins was preceded in death by his parents, Ermia and James Collins; step-father, James Johnson; sister, Kyra Johnson; aunt and uncle, Cleo and Leonard Horne; aunt, Margy Winesberry; uncles, Sam Bobby Jones and Mario Ray Martin; aunt, Carolyn Williams; cousins, Willie B. Wilkes, LaToyan Wilkes and Ree Montgomery. The family would like to express special thanks to Pastor Joseph Jenkins of New Heaven Missionary Baptist church, Timothy Horne; cousin, Pastor Al Williams of Renewedfaith Church and Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home.

Mr. Calvin Collins Sr.

May 17, 1967 - March 3, 2024