Jackie Thomas Collins, 82, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Monday, August 19, 2019 at his home.

He was born on July 17, 1937 in Clay, KY to the late Irene Wooten and Robert Elden Collins. Jackie was a United States Marine Corps Veteran and retired as a coal miner from P & M Coal Company. He loved music and he enjoyed working, camping and the outdoors.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Johnnie C. Collins; and his half-brothers, Coleman Wooten and Maurice Wooten.

Survivors include his wife, Ann Collins of Madisonville; daughters, Lisa (Bill) Martin, Rhonda (Jake) Florida both of Madisonville and Cheryl (Steve) DeMoss of Nortonville, KY; sisters, Linda Chiangi of Dawson Springs, KY and Vickie McGuire of Madisonville; brother, Darrell (Doris) Collins of Dawson Springs; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The family would like to say a special thank you to Baptist Health Hospice for their care and attentiveness of Jackie during his illness.

The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, August 22, 2019 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Pastor J. Howard Jones officiating. Entombment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Madisonville. Military honors will be conducted graveside by the Hopkins County Honor Guard.

The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour Thursday at the funeral home.

The pallbearers are Jake Florida, Bill Martin, Steve DeMoss, Brian Smith, Joshua Offutt and Cody Mitchell.