CAROL DELETTA COLLIER
Carol Deletta Collier, 79, a lifelong resident of Connersville, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021, at Reid Health in Richmond. Carol was born on March 24, 1942, in Connersville to the late Delma Emerson Cox and Hellen Caroletta (Page) Cox. She was a proud graduate of Connersville High School in the Class of 1960.
After high school, Carol married the late Edward Lee Collier at St. Michael Catholic Church in Brookville on July 29, 1961, and they were married for 37 years until his death in 1998. She loved to travel, especially the annual family vacations to visit relatives in Alberta, Canada. Carol was active in Beta Sigma Phi Sorority for several years and worked at RJK Sub Shoppe and Haspin Acres in Laurel. She also helped to organize CHS Class of 1960 reunions, a volunteer at election polling stations and was probably best known for selling tickets at Connersville High School athletic events and managing the coach’s hospitality room at the Spartan Wrestling Classic for more than 35 years. Carol loved Hallmark Channel movies and the Food Network and she was a huge sports fan. She especially enjoyed watching the Connersville Spartans, PGA tournaments, Notre Dame football, NASCAR and INDYCAR.
Carol was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister Wanda Jean Clark, and brothers-in-law Frederick E. Berry and Darrell Wayne Collier. She is survived by a sister, Bonnie Berry of Xenia, Ohio; a daughter, Michele Collier of Connersville; a son, Patrick (Dawn) Collier of Indianapolis; grandchildren, Delaney Collier and Liam Collier of Indianapolis; brother-in-law, Fred Collier of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; sisters-in-law, Lois Collier of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada and Judy Collier of Connersville; special niece, Lori (Steve) Flannery of Connersville; special grand nephew, Jacob (Jill) Matthews of Pittsboro; plus three other nieces and five nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Edward Collier Scholarship Award at Connersville High School. Make checks payable to Connersville High School, 1100 Spartan Drive, Connersville, IN 47331 and include the name of the award in the memo.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 14, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Urban-Winkler Funeral Home, 513 West 8th Street, Connersville. Funeral service will be on Wednesday, September 15, at 11 a.m. also at Urban-Winkler Funeral Home followed by burial in Dale Cemetery.