Cover photo for Grady Collier's Obituary
Grady Collier Profile Photo
1934 Grady 2012

Grady Collier

July 30, 1934 — November 15, 2012

Grady Collier, age 78, of Arkadelphia, died Thursday, November 15, 2012. He was born on July 30, 1934, in Bonnerdale, the son of William Floyd Collier and Lou Etta Ballard Collier. On August 8, 1957 he was married to Betty Fore who preceded him in death on November 29, 2001. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Pam Stinnett; one grandson, Jeremy Stinnett; and nine siblings. He retired from International Paper after 38 years of service. Grady was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He always had a story to tell. He is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Cindy and John Slater of Dawsonville, Georgia and Mindy Collier of Arkadelphia; one granddaughter, Jennifer Slater of Woodbridge, Virginia; one brother and sister-in-law, Howard and Catherine Collier of Benton; one sister, Sue Lambert of Hot Springs; and many nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, November 19, 2012, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Glenwood with Dr. John Small and Bro. Rickey Poynor officiating. Visitation will be held Sunday afternoon, 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. Interment will be in the Dillard Cemetery, near Bonnerdale, under the direction of Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Glenwood. Pallbearers will be Benny Collier, Edgar Ragsdale, Elbert Ragsdale, Allen Collier, Tommy Collier and Mike Collier. Memorials may be made to the Dillard Homestead Cemetery Fund, c/o Myron Massey, 361 Sugar Loaf Valley Road, Bonnerdale, Arkansas, 71933. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Grady Collier, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Sunday, November 18, 2012

2:00 - 2:00 pm

Davis-Smith Funeral Home - Glenwood

209 N 3rd St, Glenwood, AR 71943

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Service

Monday, November 19, 2012

2:00 - 2:00 pm

Jones Cemetery

, Amity, AR 71921

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Cemetery

Dillard Cemetery

TBA, TBA,

Immediately Following The Services

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 12

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree