Mrs. Donna Darlene Dixon Collier

Mrs. Donna Darlene Dixon Collier, 67, passed away on December 24, 2016, at Dugan Memorial Home in West Point where she lived since June. Mrs. Donna was born December 18, 1949, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of the late James Eldridge and Lila Dorothy Hug Dixon. After graduating from Cleveland High School, Donna served her country as an United States Marine where she met her late husband Robert Stephen Collier, a resident of Mississippi. They married on September 19, 1970, and had two daughters. After her service in the Marine Corps, Donna became a homemaker and was active in her church serving in various capacities. Donna loved spending time with her grandchildren and enjoyed woodworking, painting, crocheting, and watching Christian movies. In addition to her parents and husband, Donna is preceded in death by One Sister: Dianne Rossomanno; and One Brother: Donald Dixon. Memorial services will be December 28, 2016, at 2:00 P.M. from West End Baptist Church with Reverend Don Parish officiating and assisted by Reverend Roy Myers and Reverend Chris Layton. Burial will follow in Old Cumberland Cemetery in Webster County. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include Two Daughters, Donna Melcher (James) of West Point and Erica Christopher (Tom) of Cumberland; Four Grandchildren; Laken Chriswell (Randall) of Cumberland, Bryse Christopher of Starkville, Marlee Melcher of West Point, and Keely Christopher of Cumberland; Two Sisters, Dorie Burns (Dale) of Omaha, NE, and Deborah Tucker (Herold) of St. Louis, MO; and Three Brothers, Dennis Dixon (Lynn) of St. Louis, MO, Dann Dixon (Robin) of Millington, TN, and Dale Dixon of St. Louis, MO. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942. Visitation will be Wednesday 1:00-2:00 P.M. at West End Baptist Church in West Point. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com