ALVA COLLINS

PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Alva Eugene Collins, 37, of Piedmont died unexpectedly Friday, Jan. 12, 2001, in Clarksville, Tenn.

He was born May 3, 1963, in St. Louis, son of Alva Loran and Inez Mansfield Collins.

Collins was a construction worker and lived in Piedmont most of his life.

Survivors include five brothers, Gary South of St. Louis, Daniel South of Hemet, Calif., Loran Collins of Union, Mo., Randy Cave of Charleston, Mo., Jamie Cave of Piedmont; 10 sisters, Martha Wilson of St. Louis, Theresa Pfeil of Hemet, Diane Agerton of Clarksville, Carolyn Sturgeon of Riverside, Calif., Kay Siar of Granite City, Ill., Trudy Griffen of Blountsville, Ala., Tina Turner, Charlotte Froman and Sandra Hill, all of Piedmont, Brenda Merryman of Charleston; and stepmother, Nadine Mansfield Brasher of Piedmont.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and a sister.

Friends may call at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie, Mo., from 4-9 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Thomas Snavely officiating. Burial will be in Dogwood Cemetery near East Prairie, Mo.