Winford Harvey Collier
Winford Harvey Collier, 89, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 16, 2023 after a brief
period of declining health.
He was born in Wetumpka, Alabama on April 7, 1933, attended Wetumpka High School and graduated
from Auburn University in 1955 with a degree in Dairy Management. He was an enthusiastic, life-long
supporter of the Auburn Tigers.
Mr. Collier was a veteran of the United States Army and US Army Reserves.
He worked as a Regional Manager of the Sylacauga office of Flav-o-Rich Dairies, formerly Foremost
Dairies and Farmbest Dairies, the southeast's leading ice cream manufacturing plant throughout his more
than 40-year career.
He retired to the Deatsville area in 1998, where he resided. He was an avid gardener, planting an
impressive vegetable garden every year, and prided himself in keeping an immaculate yard.
He was a faithful member of Cain's Chapel Methodist Church, where he was a part of the Erline Curlee
Sunday School Class, Fellowshippers senior adult ministry, served in the men's ministry, and helped with
the food pantry and Wednesday night suppers. He will be remembered as a strong, Christian man who
loved his family, his church and his community.
Mr. Collier was preceded in death by his parents, Harvie Hansel Collier and Mattie Lou Bradley Collier of
Wetumpka, his wife Virginia Ann Miller Collier, his brother Byron Collier, and his sister Rebecca Collier
Mobley.
Gassett Funeral Home & Crematory LLC
204 E Charles Ave
Wetumpka, AL 36092
Winford Harvey Collier, 89, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 16, 2023 after a brief
period of declining health.
He was born in Wetumpka, Alabama on April 7, 1933, attended Wetumpka High School and graduated
from Auburn University in 1955 with a degree in Dairy Management. He was an enthusiastic, life-long
supporter of the Auburn Tigers.
Mr. Collier was a veteran of the United States Army and US Army Reserves.
He worked as a Regional Manager of the Sylacauga office of Flav-o-Rich Dairies, formerly Foremost
Dairies and Farmbest Dairies, the southeast's leading ice cream manufacturing plant throughout his more
than 40-year career.
He retired to the Deatsville area in 1998, where he resided. He was an avid gardener, planting an
impressive vegetable garden every year, and prided himself in keeping an immaculate yard.
He was a faithful member of Cain's Chapel Methodist Church, where he was a part of the Erline Curlee
Sunday School Class, Fellowshippers senior adult ministry, served in the men's ministry, and helped with
the food pantry and Wednesday night suppers. He will be remembered as a strong, Christian man who
loved his family, his church and his community.
Mr. Collier was preceded in death by his parents, Harvie Hansel Collier and Mattie Lou Bradley Collier of
Wetumpka, his wife Virginia Ann Miller Collier, his brother Byron Collier, and his sister Rebecca Collier
Mobley.
Gassett Funeral Home & Crematory LLC
204 E Charles Ave
Wetumpka, AL 36092
Winford Harvey Collier
Winford Harvey Collier, 89, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 16, 2023 after a brief
period of declining health.
He was born in Wetumpka, Alabama on April 7, 1933, attended Wetumpka High School and graduated
from Auburn University in 1955 with a degree in Dairy Management. He was an enthusiastic, life-long
supporter of the Auburn Tigers.
Mr. Collier was a veteran of the United States Army and US Army Reserves.
He worked as a Regional Manager of the Sylacauga office of Flav-o-Rich Dairies, formerly Foremost
Dairies and Farmbest Dairies, the southeast's leading ice cream manufacturing plant throughout his more
than 40-year career.
He retired to the Deatsville area in 1998, where he resided. He was an avid gardener, planting an
impressive vegetable garden every year, and prided himself in keeping an immaculate yard.
He was a faithful member of Cain's Chapel Methodist Church, where he was a part of the Erline Curlee
Sunday School Class, Fellowshippers senior adult ministry, served in the men's ministry, and helped with
the food pantry and Wednesday night suppers. He will be remembered as a strong, Christian man who
loved his family, his church and his community.
Mr. Collier was preceded in death by his parents, Harvie Hansel Collier and Mattie Lou Bradley Collier of
Wetumpka, his wife Virginia Ann Miller Collier, his brother Byron Collier, and his sister Rebecca Collier
Mobley.
Gassett Funeral Home & Crematory LLC
204 E Charles Ave
Wetumpka, AL 36092
Winford Harvey Collier, 89, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 16, 2023 after a brief
period of declining health.
He was born in Wetumpka, Alabama on April 7, 1933, attended Wetumpka High School and graduated
from Auburn University in 1955 with a degree in Dairy Management. He was an enthusiastic, life-long
supporter of the Auburn Tigers.
Mr. Collier was a veteran of the United States Army and US Army Reserves.
He worked as a Regional Manager of the Sylacauga office of Flav-o-Rich Dairies, formerly Foremost
Dairies and Farmbest Dairies, the southeast's leading ice cream manufacturing plant throughout his more
than 40-year career.
He retired to the Deatsville area in 1998, where he resided. He was an avid gardener, planting an
impressive vegetable garden every year, and prided himself in keeping an immaculate yard.
He was a faithful member of Cain's Chapel Methodist Church, where he was a part of the Erline Curlee
Sunday School Class, Fellowshippers senior adult ministry, served in the men's ministry, and helped with
the food pantry and Wednesday night suppers. He will be remembered as a strong, Christian man who
loved his family, his church and his community.
Mr. Collier was preceded in death by his parents, Harvie Hansel Collier and Mattie Lou Bradley Collier of
Wetumpka, his wife Virginia Ann Miller Collier, his brother Byron Collier, and his sister Rebecca Collier
Mobley.
Gassett Funeral Home & Crematory LLC
204 E Charles Ave
Wetumpka, AL 36092
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