Patricia "Patty" Collier

Mrs. Patricia Ann "Patty" Fowlkes Collier, age 86, of Waverly, TN, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017, in St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Collier was born September 24, 1930, in New Johnsonville, TN, to James Nolan and Elizabeth Mame Waggoner Fowlkes. She was a member of Waverly church of Christ. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, March 22, 2017, from 10 a.m. until funeral service time at 2 p.m., at the Luff-Bowen Funeral Home in Waverly. Bro. Jeff Keele will be officiating the service. Interment will follow in the Richlawn Cemetery in Waverly. Active pallbearers will be Brad Crawford, Doug Smith, Layne Emerson, Phillip Hatcher, Stephen Vaughn, and Terry Curtis. Honorary pallbearers will be Jo Trotter, Von Gardner, Frances Hughey, Nancy Hoehn, Romona Harris, Billy Nolan Fowlkes, Michael Fowlkes, Joe Fowlkes, Jr., and Tim Fowlkes. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Humphreys County Humane Society, 108 Young Road, Waverly, TN 37185. You may also leave your donations at Luff-Bowen Funeral Home and we will gladly forward them for you.Survivors include:3 Children: Greg Gunn (Pam), New Johnsonville, TNAllyson Emerson (Derek), New Johnsonville, TNDaniel Collier (Grey), Waverly, TN2 Sisters: Elizabeth Hallmark, San Antonio, TXRachel Beck, Port Charlotte, FLSister-in-law: Marie Fowlkes7 Grandchildren: Connor Gunn, Jena-Katherine Haggard, Jack Collier Haggard, Mollie Collier, Parker Collier, Madison Peirpoint, and Layne Emerson1 Great Grandchild: Louydenn PeirpointPreceded in death by:Husbands: William Edward "Splo" GunnMillard ClayborneWilliam Hugh "Bill" CollierParents: James Nolan and Mame FowlkesSiblings: Joseph Fowlkes, Raymon Fowlkes, James Nolan Fowlkes, and Alicia Wyly FowlkesDear Companion: Sam MartinLUFF-BOWEN FUNERAL HOMERita G. Oliphant, Funeral Director2400 Hwy. 13 NorthWaverly, TN 37185Telephone 931-296-2437Obituary Line 931-296-3500