Billie Ruth Patteson Collins Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Billie Ruth Patteson Collins (Devine, Texas), who passed away on August 30, 2025 at the age of 86. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Ada Mae and Hollin Boyd Patteson; her husband Richard Collins; her brothers, Jimmy Patteson and Johnny Patteson; her grandson Dalton Scott Crouch; and her great grandchild Carter Slae Mott.
She is survived by: her children, Darrell Mellene (Lou), Debbie Banks, Dorene Mellene, Brenda Mellene, Dennis Crouch (Tiffany) and Denise Crouch; her grandchildren, Donna, Lanelle, Marty, Robert, Priscilla, Lyndsey, Jessica, Grant, Sarah, Dawson and Kaleb; her great grandchildren, Tracy, Tammera, Alanah, Jayden, Matthew, Michael, Hayden, Jeremey, Kylee, Kyndel, Olivia, Sophie, Maricela, James, Faithlynn, Gracelynn, Avery Layne and Cannon Wayne; and her sisters, Willie Mae Mullins and Bobbie Nell Davidson.