Margaret Collier

Mrs. Margaret Sue Collier, 82, of Belfalls, died Wednesday in a Temple hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home with Rev. Ellen Ely officiating. Burial will be in Belfalls Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 6-8 P.M. at the funeral home.

Mrs. Collier was born to J. T. and Plevna Ladell Pardue Garren in Turnersville on March 15, 1926. She received a B.S. degree from North Texas State University. She married W. C. Muggins Collier, Jr. in Turnersville on June 18, 1949. Prior to her retirement, she taught school at Turnersville and Travis Middle School in Temple. Mrs. Collier and her husband were leaders in securing a water system for Oenaville and Belfalls, spending many years meeting with government officials and contacting are residents to secure right-of-ways, finalizing the project in 1962. The resulting O and B Water System was the first in Bell County. She served as President of the O and B Water System 1997-2003. She also served on the Board of Directors for Belfalls Electric Co-op 1997-2004. Mrs. Collier was a member of the Oenaville Community Club and the Texas State Teachers Association.

Survivors include one son, Bill Collier of Troy; one daughter, Susan Collier of Lake Buchanan; three grandchildren; and one great grand-daughter. She was preceded in death by her husband on January 4, 1997.

Visitation will be Friday from 6-8 P.M. at the funeral home.

Memorials are requested to Troy United Methodist Church, 303 Church Street, Troy, Texas 76579, First United Methodist Church, 909 North Vanderveer, Burnet, Texas 78611-1279, or Odyssey Healthcare, 2010 SW H. K. Dodgen Loop, Temple, Texas 76504.

Visitation

HarperTalasek Funeral Home
500 W. Barton Ave.
Temple, TX  76501
Friday, December 5, 2008
68 P.M.

Service

Chapel Service

HarperTalasek Funeral Home
500 W. Barton Ave.
Temple, TX  76501
Saturday, December 6, 2008
3:00 P.M.

Cemetery

Belfalls Cemetery
FM 935
Troy, TX  76579

Memorial Contributions

Troy United Methodist Church
303 Church Street
Troy, TX  76579

First United Methodist Church
909 North Vanderveer
Burnet, TX  78611

Odyssey Healthcare
2010 SW H.K. Dodgen Loop
Temple, TX  76504