- Date Of Birth: May 25, 1941
- Date Of Death: January 23, 2022
- State: Georgia
George Elliott Collins, 80 years old died at his home in White Plains , Georgia on Sunday, January 23, 2022. George was born in Candler County to the late Willard and Marie (Coursey) Collins. He attended school and spent most of his younger years in Metter, Georgia before joining the United States Army in 1959 and serving honorably until January of 1965.
After retiring, he returned to Statesboro, Georgia, close to his birthplace. In 2017, he and his wife Susan settled in Lake Oconee. There they enjoyed life on the lake with family and friends. They loved to travel and enjoyed the outdoors.
George was a self-made man–a trusted, go to neighbor known as “Mr. Fix-It”. He always had a solution to any problem. He will be greatly missed.
George was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Freddie, Collis, Curtis and Jim; and sisters, Juanita Odum and Mary Lou Hendrix.
He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Susan (Lesinsky) Collins; three children, Laurene (Albert) Pratts of Pembroke Pines, Brenda (Tony) Balaban of Pooler, and Patrick (Wendy) Collins of Pembroke Pines; two sisters, Marjorie (Jack) Hendrix of Statesboro and Martha Wilbanks of Canton, Georgia. He was the grandfather of six, John (Natalie) Weber, Zachary Collins, Christopher Balaban, Julia (Kevin) Durden, Zoe Collins and Jackson Pratts. Surviving great grandchildren are Tyler, Ivy and Mia along with several nieces, nephews and countless friends.
