Mary Laveda Collins Obituary

We announce the death of Mary Laveda Collins of Hector, Arkansas, who passed away on July 27, 2026, at the age of 85. Mary Laveda will be remembered by family members, friends, and others whose lives were connected in meaningful ways. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mary Laveda Collins to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her husband Dyke Collins; her parents, Ernest Rackley and Therma Sanders Rackley; her brothers, Lonnie Rackley and Roger Rackley; her nephew Jacky Hogan; and her niece Becky Aday.

She is survived by: her children, Colene Langford (Rickey), Dorothy Sanders (Don), Rodney Collins, Mitchell Collins and Karen McCurrie; her sister Myrna Vrooman; and her sisters-in-law, Elaine Rackley, Pauline Harmon, Gwen Collins and Lucene Collins. She is also survived by 9 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren.