In Memory of Billy Collums

Billy (Bill) Collums, 84 of Wilburton, Oklahoma passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2023.

The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at Waldrop Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Randy Waldrop officiating. The burial will follow at Boiling Springs Cemetery in Wilburton under the direction of Waldrop Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be Joshua Parks, Benjamin Collums, Conor Worcester, Colin Worcester, Mason Sennett, and Blayne Conley.

Bill was born on October 31, 2023 in Marks, Mississippi to John and Ida “Velma” Collums. He married Bessie (Findley) Collums in 1967. Bessie had three children when they married: Robert, Tammy and Eric. Together they welcomed Billy. He worked as a bus driver and then a long-haul truck driver after returning to Oklahoma. He was a very independent and proud man that took good care of his children.

He is survived by his children: Tammy Findley of Booneville, AR, Billy Duane Collums of Waterloo, IA, and Matthew Mitchell and wife Lori of Folsom, CA; grandchildren: Stephanie Hicks, Stacy Hicks, Robert Hicks Jr., Sarah Ellis, Kasey Reed, Ricky Ritchie, Justin McSwain, and Michael McSwain; special niece & nephew: Cindee Blankenship and John Collums and wife Kelly; special great nieces & nephews: Jennifer Parks and husband Joshua, Rachel Conley, Benton Conley, Benjamin Collums, and Michelle Collums; several great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.

Bill is preceded in death by his parents: John E. & Ida “Velma” Collums; wife: Bessie Collums; sons: Robert Hicks and Eric Reed; brother: John C. Collums Sr.; sisters: Francis Logan and Emily “Jo” Wallace; special nieces: Beverly Cichon, Sandy Collums, and Lynette Price.