CHARLOTTE L. COLLINS

BLOOMFIELD.  CHARLOTTE L. COLLINS, 74 of Bloomfield died January 28, 2008 at the Davis County Hospital in Bloomfield.  She was born May 4, 1933 in Agency, Iowa to Colbert J. and Eva L. Wheeler Weeks.  She married James E. Collins.  She was a homemaker and Physical Therapy aid at Sunnyslope Care Center in Ottumwa.  She had been a resident of Davis County for 27 years.

She is survived 3 sons  David Collins of Bloomfield, Iowa,  Paul Collins of Irvington, Alabama and Gary Collins of Ottumwa, Iowa;  7 stepsons  James Collins of Pekin, Illinois, Herbert Collins of Manito, Illinois, Jack and John Collins both of Wichita, Kansas, Mike Levengood of Georgia, Danny Levengood of Moscow Mills, Missouri and David Levengood of Sutter, Illinois;  2 step daughters  Diane Harter of Hedrick, Iowa and Candice Collins of Virginia Beach, Virginia;  7 grandchildren;  18 step grandchildren;  lifelong companion J.R. Levengood of Bloomfield, Iowa;  4 brothers William and Ronald Weeks of Ottumwa, Iowa, Harmond Weeks of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Leland Weeks of Floris, Iowa  and 3 sisters  Constance Clark of Silver Springs, Maryland, Carol Sheldon of Ottumwa, Iowa and Colberta Penrod of Fairfield, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her parents;  2 sons  Dennis Huff and Joe Collins;  a sister Bonnie Bolin; 2 step grandchildren and a great granddaughter.

Graveside services will be at 1:00 PM Wednesday January 30, 2008 at the Shaul Cemetery in Ottumwa, Iowa with Rev. Sue Babovec officiating.  The family will be at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield to greet friends from 6:00-7:30 PM Tuesday. A memorial has been established to the family.