EUNICE COLLIER

DeKALB, Texas—Eunice Irene Collier, 89, of New Boston, Texas, died Thursday, March 8, 2018, in a Texarkana, Texas hospital. Mrs. Collier was born Dec. 2, 1928, in Avery, Texas. She was a cashier with F.W. Woolworth, a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, DeKalb. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis E. Collier Sr.; one daughter, Roetta Sue Bissell; and one grandson, Richard Louis Jefferson. Survivors include one son, Louis E. Collier Jr. of New Boston; one daughter and son-in-law, Linda Gail and Clyde Rilea of Yantis, Texas; one grandson, Andrew Paul Jefferson of Yantis; and a number of other relatives. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Bates Family Funeral Home with Robby Bates officiating. Burial will be in Avery Cemetery, Avery. Visitation will be 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 204 W. Fulton St., DeKalb, TX 75559, or American Lung Association, 1349 Empire Central Dr. #280, Dallas, TX 75247. Online registration is at batesfamilyfuneralhome.com.