Murriel Collins, age 83, of Gurdon passed from this life on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at Baptist Medical Center Hospice in Little Rock. She was born on August 7, 1937, in Altheimer, the daughter of the late Belt and Elizabeth Benson Barrong. Murriel was a member of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, flea marketing, reading and baking in her free time. Murriel is preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Charles Barrong and one sister, Shirley Barrong.

Survivors are her husband, Harry S. Truman Collins of Gurdon, three sons, Jeff Milner (Debbie) of Arkadelphia, Steven Milner (Lisa) of Arkadelphia, David Collins (Jackie) of Bismarck, three daughters, Lisa Riley (Jim) of Jacksonville, FL, Tamara McCaskill of Surf City, NC, Noel Conaway (Chris) of Buffalo Junction, VA, two sisters, Betty Roseberry of Springfield, OR, Wilma Morrison (Paul) of Friendship, seventeen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.

The family will host a memorial service at 1:30 PM Saturday, December 5, 2020, at Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. Larry Newsome officiating.

Memorials may be made to Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, 2502 Walnut St, Arkadelphia, AR 71923.

Final arrangements are entrusted to The Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia.  Visit www.welchfh.net to sign the guest book.