Shirley Jean (Peters) Collins

Shirley Jean (Peters) Collins, age 81 of Williamsport, IN, went home to be with the Lord at 5:55 p.m. on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at Williamsport Nursing and Rehabilitation with family at her side. 

Jean was born on August 18, 1943 in Klamath Falls, OR. She was the daughter of Fred and Dawn (Berry) Peters. She was a 1961 graduate of Henley High School in Klamath County, OR. She later graduated from Ivy Tech College in 1992. Jean lived in Oregon until moving to Villages of Indiana Group Home in 1984 where she lived for 4 years. She moved to the Dominican Republic where she did ministry work. When she returned to the states she lived in Bristol, TN and Virginia doing ministry work for King Pharma. Jean then moved to Pearlington, MS to live near her family. She later moved with them to West Lebanon, IN in September of 2022. 

Jean married Charles I. Collins and they later divorced. She was a member of the West Lebanon Christian Church. Jean was baptized on October 29, 1950 at the First Christian Church in Klamath Falls, OR. Jean wrote articles for the At Your Service column from 1988 until 1992 for the Times-Mail newspaper in Bedford, IN. She later worked at Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center. 

 Jean collected kaleidoscopes and loved puppets. She was an avid reader and a master gardener in four states, Indiana, Virginia, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Jean had a heart for ministry and over the years she fostered nearly 100 children in Oregon and Indiana.  

 Surviving are:

 4 children, Dan Collins of Klamath Falls, OR, Dave Collins of Peoria, AZ, Jon Collins (Kim) of West Lebanon, IN, and Jeanne Curtis (Jeff) of Elizabethton, TN;

1 brother, Roger Peters (Carol) of Phoenix, AZ;

 2 sisters, Dawn Grace Renshaw of Villa De Leiva Boyaca, Columbia and Jaquie Johnson (Steve) of Vancouver, WA;

 Step-mother, Wynema Peters of Bend, OR;

11 grandchildren;

14 great-grandchildren 

Jean was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Steve Peters; sister, Wanda Hestian; grandson, Scott Collins; and granddaughters, Hope and Whitney Collins. 

 Visitation will be at the West Lebanon Christian Church, 201 S Clinton St, West Lebanon, IN, 47991 on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. until funeral service time at 3:00 p.m. with son Jon Collins officiating. Visitation will be on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Shasta Way Christian Church, 5835 Shasta Way, Klamath Falls, OR 97603 from 10:00 a.m. until funeral service time at 11:00 a.m. with son Jon Collins officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Laki Cemetery in Lost River, OR. Memorial contributions may be made to Korea Christian Gospel Mission, PO Box 9384, Fresno CA 93792 or online at https://kcgm.org/supportus.