Mr. Kenneth "Ken" Collins

September 10, 1943 - March 30, 2013

. Kenneth "Ken" Collins, 69, passed away on March 30, 2013, at his residence in Noxapater, Mississippi. Visitation will be Monday, April 1, 2013, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, with Rev. Mason Joy officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Noxapater, Mississippi. Mr. Collins was born on September 19, 1943, to Pat and Eudean McAdory Collins. He retired after more than 30 years at Taylor Machine Works and was a local businessman. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Noxapater. He is survived by his wife, Marion Collins of Noxapater; his son, Dale Collins and wife, Tracy, of Louisville; his sister, Jessie Faye Woodiel and husband, Woody, of Noxapater; and his brother Ronnie Collins and wife, Janet, of Jackson, Mississippi. He is also survived by two grandsons, Chase and Caden Collins. He is preceded in death by his son, Douglas Ray Collins; his grandson, Cody Collins; and his parents. Memorials may be given to Oak Grove Baptist Church, 19 Asa Thomas Road, Noxapater, MS 39346. Arrangements are under the direction of Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 N. Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.