Clifford Eugene Collins

Clifford Collins, beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed into Jesus' keeping on April 30, 2024, just a few weeks after his 75th birthday. Daddy was born in Kingman, Arizona on April 1, 1949, but he and his family moved to the Corbett, Oregon area soon after, where he grew up. He had 3 siblings, my aunts Bonnie and Fern, and our uncle "Shorty", born as James. Dad attended primary schools in Corbett, but transferred to Jackson High School, where he met our mother, Nola Jeffords. They were married the following winter. Our daddy worked hard at any job he could find while attending night school for the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 290. He became a pipefitter and worked his way up to foreman in the Portland shipyards. He worked for Northwest Marine Ironworks for 25+ years. When the shipyard closed in the 90's, dad worked through the union at the Portland International Airport, and then in Hillsboro and Beaverton for a construction company as a pipefitter/welder, building the new Intel facilities. He worked there until around 2015 when his health wouldn't permit him to perform the labor-intensive work. A few years after our parents divorced, dad married Sue Wodesky. They lived in Deer Island, Oregon until she passed away in 2020. Dad's health began to decline quickly, and when we could no longer keep him safe, my sister and I moved him into long-term care in 2020, where he continued to live until the complications of Alzheimer's made him bedbound. My sister, Ronda Sheldon and I were at his side when Christ took him home, and we praised God for His mercies! Daddy was preceded in death by his wife Nola, his wife Sue, his mother, True Collins, his father, James Collins, his 3 siblings and his brother-in-law. as well as his beloved Pomeranian, Peanut. He is survived by his two daughters, Ronda Sheldon and Racheal Murray, his nephew, Jesse Collins, and his wife, Ronda, as well as his many grand and great-grand children. His 9 grandkids are Jake Epperly and his wife Heather, Cody Epperly, Tori Ryals, Erik Epperly, Aj Ryals, Tracy Epperly, Aurora Tolver and Kennedy Koda Sheldon. He also has 7 great-grandkids, Orian Epperly, Austin Ryals, Taylor Norris, Raylan Epperly, Aliyah Prince, Lincoln Epperly and Elaina Epperly. A celebration of life may be arranged in the future, but at this time, we do not have that information. If you would like to make any type of donation to a cause in dad's name, please choose a reputable dementia research foundation.

Clifford Eugene Collins

April 1, 1949 - April 30, 2024