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Clarence Ralph Collins

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Clarence Ralph Collins Veteran

Birth
Le Loup, Franklin County, Kansas, USA
Death
1 Nov 2003 (aged 96)
Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Holton, Jackson County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Father: Ralph W. Collins
Mother: Myrtle Bivins Collins
Spouse: Evelyn Jean Nuzman
Married: September 16, 1934 in Salina

Education: Graduated from Wellsville High School and attended Kansas State University, obtaining both bachelor's of science and master's degree in 1934.

Life's work: Worked for the Farmer's Home Administration. In 1952, in partnership with Herb Hoskins, they formed C & H Irrigation Co. in Norton. In 1960 the company became the John Deere dealership for Norton County and vicinity. Sold the business in 1980 and retired.

Military: Clarence was a World War II U.S. Army combat veteran serving from 1943 to 1946 in the North Africa and Italy theaters. Member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rotary International.

Clarence Collins was a member of the United Methodist Church.

Inurnment in the Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas, with military honors.

Biography compiled by Jean Nuzman Bryson.
Father: Ralph W. Collins
Mother: Myrtle Bivins Collins
Spouse: Evelyn Jean Nuzman
Married: September 16, 1934 in Salina

Education: Graduated from Wellsville High School and attended Kansas State University, obtaining both bachelor's of science and master's degree in 1934.

Life's work: Worked for the Farmer's Home Administration. In 1952, in partnership with Herb Hoskins, they formed C & H Irrigation Co. in Norton. In 1960 the company became the John Deere dealership for Norton County and vicinity. Sold the business in 1980 and retired.

Military: Clarence was a World War II U.S. Army combat veteran serving from 1943 to 1946 in the North Africa and Italy theaters. Member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rotary International.

Clarence Collins was a member of the United Methodist Church.

Inurnment in the Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas, with military honors.

Biography compiled by Jean Nuzman Bryson.


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