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LOS ANGELES — Kenneth Lee Collins, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2018, at the Central Arkansas Veterans Hospital. He was born in El Centro, Calif., on August 23, 1933, to Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Roscoe (Bertha Mae) Collins.
He was raised and did his formative schooling in the Oakland, Calif., area. He was inducted into the United States Army in 1953. He served in the Korean War for 2 years. He returned to California and completed his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1959. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. He worked as a probation officer for Los Angeles County on the night shift during his undergraduate studies.
He went to University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. He worked hard and finished 3rd in his law school class. He was a successful criminal law attorney in Los Angeles, Calif., for 35 years.
He is survived by his son, Dr. Kevin Jerome Collins; daughter, Leslie Collins; beloved grandsons, Maxwell Andrews Collins and Miles Sherman Collins. Other family members and friends.
The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses, all other personnel in the MICU and Palliative Care Unit at the Central Arkansas Veterans Hospital for the exceptional care they provided.
Mr. Collins will be laid to rest at the Riverside Veterans Cemetery in Riverside, Calif. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations be sent to, www.ourhouseshelter.org, 302 E. Roosevelt Rd., Little Rock, Ark., 72206, or PO Box 341155, Little Rock, Ark., 72203 or call (501) 374-7383.
Ruffin and Jarrett Funeral Home, 1200 S. Chester St., Little Rock, Ark., 72202 are arranging services.
–––––❖––––– OXNARD, Calif. — Annie Lee Cole, 80, of Oxnard, Calif., departed this life while with her aunt and uncle on Monday, May 14, 2018. She was born June 14, 1937 in rural Lonoke County. Annie was preceded in death by mother Lula Cole, survived by two aunts, two uncles and many family members. She was cherished and highly regarded by all. Graveside service will be noon Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Sunset Memorial Garden. Online guestbook, www.boydfuneralhome. net.
–––––❖––––– PUEBLO, Colo. — Eutopha Denise King, 63, Pueblo, Colo., departed May 29,
2018. She was preceded in death by parents JB Burnett and Loretta Lagasse; siblings
Altha Clark,
Jackie Waide, and Billy Burnett. Survivors include her children Miccah, Dava, Bubba, and Tonya Leonard; 13 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, a sister, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. A memorial service is pending. Arrangements have been provided by A Natural State Funeral Service, Jacksonville, Ark. (501) 982-3400. An online guestbook is available at www. anaturalstatefuneralservice. com.
–––––❖––––– PORTLAND, Ore. — Kitty Jo Pietzuch was born on Mt. Nebo, Ark. on August 22, 1924.
She spent her childhood on
Mt. Nebo and in Dardanelle,
Ark., with her mother, father, and two sisters. She left home to join the U.S. Marine
Corps during World War II, and was stationed in Camp Lejeune, N.C. After the war, she worked in New York City at the Federal Reserve Bank for several years. She returned to Little Rock, Ark., where she married Joseph Pietzuch. There they raised their only child, Melissa, who lives in Portland Ore., with her husband, Mike.
While living in Little Rock, Kitty Jo worked as a pattern tester for the knitting company Leisure Arts. She created countless afghans, sweaters, socks, hats, and more, many of which were featured on covers of the Leisure Arts Magazine. As a master knitter, Kitty Jo shared her skills generously, teaching her granddaughters and countless others in knitting groups that she organized in Arkansas and Oregon.
Kitty Jo was a very active member of Second Presbyterian Church for decades, involved in her Sunday school class, organizing Young at Heart speakers, and serving in the Soup Kitchen.
Kitty Jo traveled extensively over the years, both within the U.S. and throughout Europe, Mexico, South America, and Australia, usually to visit her three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She moved to Portland in 2008 to be closer to her daughter and son-in-law, and passed away peacefully on May 16, 2018 at the age of 93. Kitty Jo is survived by her daughter Melissa (Mike), grandchildren Erick, Christina (Hector), and Molly (Angus), and greatgrand-children Sebastian, Eve, Lucia, and Lindsay.
A graveside service will be held at Forest Hills Memorial Park, on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 11 a.m. Arrangements under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.