Jimmie F. Collier, 88 of Vernon, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Vernon, Texas.

Funeral services will be held Monday, March 30, 2026, at 10:00 am at Wilbarger Street Church of Christ with Mr. Todd Deaver officiating. Burial will follow at Wilbarger Memorial Park under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home.

Jimmie was born Saturday, September 4, 1937, in Truscott, Texas. He was the son of the late Fletcher Browning Collier and the late Glennie Rutherford Collier.  He graduated as Salutatorian of the class of 1956 from Lockett High School. He married Gloria Smithwick on January 20, 1957, in Vernon, Texas. He owned and operated an antique store in Vernon after retiring from many years in supervisory work in cotton compresses in Vernon, Quanah, Lovington, NM, and Rule. Then he worked at the North Texas State Hospital for 10 years. Lastly, he worked making newspaper deliveries to surrounding towns for the Vernon Daily Record. Jimmie was a member of the Wilbarger Street Church of Christ. He was a former deacon and Bible class teacher at the Paradise Street Church of Christ.

Jimmie loved to laugh, and is most remembered for his good-natured smile and laughter.  He enjoyed baseball, as he played in high school and was a little league coach for his son's teams.  He was a life-long fan of the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys. He loved listening to music, doing yardwork, and was an avid collector of coins, soda boxes, and vintage signs.  He could build anything and built several buildings on his property and also for neighbors. He made many crafts from the soda boxes he collected.  He enjoyed going to Canton and Bowie to craft shows. He worked his huge garden while raising his family, which fed them, other family, and also the neighbors.  He had many other hobbies over the years, including archery and bird-watching.  He very much enjoyed watching, playing, and laughing with his grandchildren.

Jimmie became a Christian as a young adult and lived his life serving the Lord.  He and his late brother-in-law, Aubrey Smithwick, enjoyed fishing and hunting together and also went on mission trips together.

Jimmie is survived by his son, Jimmie Dale Collier of Kansas City, Kansas, his daughter, Donna Jean Collier Prince & husband Randy of Vernon, Texas, five grandchildren, Bradley Collier & wife Karina, Nicole Collier, Bud Collier, Dustin Prince & wife Ana and Tarin Prince Mulkey & husband Brian, and seven great grandchildren, Rylee Collier, Luke Collier, Alba Prince, Ada Prince, Brynley Mulkey, Mazelyn Mulkey, Maxen Mulkey, and Dustin Richard Prince. Jimmie also leaves behind two sisters, Mary Bryant of Weatherford, Oklahoma and Nita Carolyn Byers & husband Randy of Wichita Falls, Texas, and sister-in-law Sandra Smithwick.

Jimmie is preceded in death by his wife Gloria Collier in January 2024, his brother, B.J. Collier, and his sisters, Dorothy Skipworth, Ora Mae Bishop, Wanda Calvin, Patsy Perkins. and Anna Chism.

The family would like to thank the staff at Eagle Flats Village and the nurses at Advanced Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Vernon for taking good care of Jimmie in his later life.

Visitation will be Sunday, March 29, 2026, from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Sullivan Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Wilbarger Street Church of Christ.