Dennis M. Collins
Forney Messenger
9 October 1960
Dennis M. Collins, a practically life-time resident of the Talty community, passed away suddenly in Dallas early Thursday morning of last week. Rosary was recited from the Anderson-Clayton Chapel in Terrell at 8:15 Friday with the Rev. Francis Y. Gabryl leading. Requiem Mass was held from St. Martin’s Church in Talty at 10 o’clock Saturday morning with Rev. Francis Brady as celebrand. Interment was in Oakland Memorial Park in Terrell.
Mr. Collins, the eldest son of the late Pat Collins and Margaret Layden Collins, was born in a covered wagon in St. Joseph, Missouri, on August 1, 1873. The family came to Texas that year and settled on the Irish Ridge in Kaufman County. He had lived in that community (Talty) his entire life until a year and a half ago when he moved to Dallas. His business had been farming. He was married to Miss Elizabeth O’Connor in 1902 and to this union six children were born. His wife and one son preceded him in death. Surviving are: three sons, Martin Collins and Dennis M. Collins of Dallas and P.J. Collins of Talty. Two daughters, Mrs. Bill Atwell of Lubbock and Mrs. Pat McCusker of S. Bend, Ind.
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Dallas Morning News
Friday, 30 September 1960, Page 4-5
COLLINS
Dennis M., age 87, passed away Thursday morning. Survived by three sons, Martin Collins, Dennis Collins, P.J. Collins, all of Dallas; two daughters, Mrs. Bill Atwell of Lubbock; Mrs. Pat McCusker, South Bend, Indiana; 17 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Rosary, Anderson-Clayton Chapel in Terrell at 8:15 p.m. Friday. Requiem Mass from St. Martin Church at 10 a.m. Saturday. Interment Oakland Memorial Park.
ANDERSON-CLAYTON BROS.
Terrell JO3-4417
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Dennis M. Collins
Dallas Morning News
Friday, 30 September 1960, Page 4-5
Dennis M. Collins, 87, a resident of Kaufman County for more than 85 years, died Thursday morning in a Dallas hospital.
Born in a covered wagon in St. Joseph, Mo., he came to Kaufman County with his parents before his first birthday. Settling on Irish Ridge in Kaufman County, he was a farmer there for many years.
He is survived by three sons, Martin Collins and Dennis M. Collins, Jr., both of Dallas, and P.J. Collins; two daughters, Mrs. Bill Atwell of Lubbock and Mrs. Pat McCusker of South Bend, Ind.; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Rosary will be recited at 8:15 p.m. Friday in the Anderson-Clayton Chapel in Terrell, Kaufman County, with the Rev. F.Y. Gabryl officiating. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Martin’s Church in Talty, a community nearby, with the Rev. Francis Brady officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Memorial Park in Terrell.
Note: According to the Texas Death Index, a “Dennin” Collins died on September 29, 1960 in Dallas County.
