Margie Ruth Collins

Margie Ruth Collins passed from this life on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at age 86. She was born May 15, 1937, in Weatherford, Texas to the late Barney Berry and Bessie (Hall) Berry.

Margie married the late Harold Collins and together they had a beautiful life with their four children: daughter, Pamela Cuppett and husband, Greg; son, Russell Collins; son, Mike Collins and wife, Kim; son, Kelly Collins; four grandchildren, Jason Collins, Zachary Collins, Angel Rainey and husband, Andy, and Stephen Michael Collins; and two great grandchildren, Alex and Wyatt Rainey. Margie is also survived by three siblings, James Lincoln Berry, Barbara Byrne, and Patricia Kathleen Edwards, and predeceased by three siblings, Charles Louis Berry, Terry Dan Berry, and Sarah Ann Gilley.

Margie attended Grapevine High School where she was a member of the choir. She was an award-winning published author and a Texas Christian University graduate; she loved kids so she became a school nurse. For many years, Margie was the Aledo school nurse and a Fort Worth School District nurse, as well as an RN in hospitals throughout Fort Worth.

She was always active and didn't like to sit still for long. In the 70's when Margie wasn't working, she enjoyed painting, had a love for music, and enjoyed playing the piano. In her later years, she still had a love for traveling and being on-the-go. She would travel with other seniors to go to dances or to see baby horses; Margie would never turn down a trip with those she loved. On her final big trip, she traveled to Alaska where she got to fly and go on a cruise.

A graveside service will begin at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel, 913 North Elm Street, Weatherford, Texas 76086.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Margie's name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.