Jackie Delores Collins

Jackie Delores Collins was born on July 20, 1955 to the union of Mark and Lartharee Collins in St. Louis Missouri.  She received her education from Yeatman Elementary School in 1969 and Beaumont High School in 1973.  She attended Florissant Valley Community College from 1973-1975. 

Jackie confessed her faith in Christ at an early age and was baptized into the fellowship of Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church on April 27, 1962 at the age of seven, under the leadership of Rev. George H. Pruitt.

Jackie was one of the original members of the Pleasant Green Young Adult Usher Board when it was established in September 1976.  She later served as a senior usher for a length of time.  Jackie was a faithful member of Pleasant Green until the Lord called her home on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. 

Jackie worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 29 years.  She loved to decorate.  If she was not working at the Post Office, she was decorating someone’s home.  She also loved to mentor young people, telling them what God loves.  In her later years, she became a dedicated NBA basketball fan.

Jackie leaves to cherish her memories:  her parents, Mark and Lartharee Collins, siblings, Micki Jones (Rodger), Mark Collins III, Michael Collins (Cynthia) and Audrey Collins-Harris, three nieces, Ashley Campbell (Sam), LaKesha Reid (Geri) and Debra Ann Collins, two nephews, R. Marcus Jones and Michael Collins Jr., three great aunts, one great uncle, five aunts, three uncles and a host of cousins and friends.