ARKADELPHIA ­— Grady Collier, age 78, of Arkadelphia, died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012.

He was born July 30, 1934, in Bonnerdale, the son of William Floyd Collier and Lou Etta Ballard Collier. On Aug. 8, 1957, he was married to Betty Fore, who preceded him in death on Nov. 29, 2011.

Survivors include two daughters, Cindy (John) Slater, of Dawsonville, Ga., and Mindy Collier, of Arkadelphia; one granddaughter, Jennifer Slater, of Woodbridge, Va.; one brother, Howard (Catherine) Collier, of Benton; one sister, Sue Lambert, of Hot Springs; and many nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home chapel, Glenwood, with burial in Dillard Cemetery, near Bonnerdale.

Visitation will be Sunday, 2-4 p.m.

Memorials may be made to the Dillard Homestead Cemetery Fund, c/o Myron Massey, 361 Sugar Loaf Valley Road, Bonnerdale, AR 71933.

Guest registry is at http://www.davis-smith.com.

Published: 11/17/2012