On Thursday, July 6, 2017, the Lord called Mary Alice Collier home and she went quietly in her sleep. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, July 10, 2017, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Temple with Gene Greer officiating. Burial will follow in Moffat Cemetery in Moffat, Texas.
Mrs. Collier was born February 11, 1933 in Taylor's Valley, Texas to George Dewey Clark and Lizzie Pearl Barker. Mrs. Collier was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ. She married Kenneth Moran Collier March 25, 1954. She loved to crochet and quilt. She also loved the coast and trucking with her husband in an 18 wheeler.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Juanita Carver and Janie Schneider.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth M. Collier; one sister, JoAnn Bilbrey; two daughters, Terry Burns and husband Joe of Temple, Chris Tolbert and husband Donnie, of Temple; one son, Travis Collier and wife Angela of Waco, Texas. She also leaves behind six grandchildren, Trisha Denson and husband Greg of Lebanon, TN, Tonya German and husband James of Wichita, KS,
Aaron Burns and wife Elizabeth of Conway, Ark, Leanne Edgar and husband Shawn of Temple, Leslie Sheffield and husband Brad of Temple, Travis Collier Jr. and wife Virginia of Lewisville, TX. She had 17 great-grandchildren, Robert Denson, Skylar Denson, Adrianna Denson, Gregory Denson, Tommy Denson, Zaniel Denson, Caleb German, Addy German, Kaity German, RJ Ruzika, Lillian Ruzika, Emery Sheffield, Edie Sheffield, Blakely Sheffield, Lillian Collier, Matthew Collier and Mary Collier.
Visitation will be from 6 - 8 p.m. Sunday, July 9, at the funeral home.
Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple is in charge of arrangements.
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