Roy Collings

Funeral Information

Funeral service will be held on Friday, December 1, 2023 at 11 am at the Free Methodist Church in Bad Axe. Burial will be in Verona Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 30, 2023 from 2-8 pm at the Kaufman Funeral Home in Bad Axe or Friday at the church from 10 am until the service time at 11 am. Memorials may be offered to the family discretionary fund. If you wish to offer your condolences to the Collings family, please go to www.kaufmanfuneralhome.com

Family of the Deceased

Roy is survived by his wife, Sharon A. Collings of Bad Axe; his children, Renee (Allan) Gray of Bad Axe, Roy (Sheryll) Collings III of Las Vegas, NV, Larry (Pam) Collings of Snover, Robert (Sally) Collings of Struthers, OH and Connie (Mike) Guigar of Owendale; 12 grandchildren: Sharla (Pat) Behnke, Matthew (Cheryl) Gray, Daryl (Jeremy) Wolschleger, Cassandra (Dan) Jock, Seth Guigar, Michayla Collings, Jacob Collings, Gavynn Guigar, Caleb Guigar, Roy W. Collings IV, Isaac Collings and Jilliana Collings; 18 great-grandchildren: Owen, Tristen, Savanah, Brynn, Duey, Kadence, Bo, Isaiah, Leah, Hannah, James, Evellyn, Hellyn, Roman, Atticus, Julius, Megan and Shea; brothers: John E. Collings of Pigeon, Carl Collings of Bad Axe, Dr. Gary (Elaine) Collings of Deckerville, Rick (Rose) Collings of Bad Axe and Randy (Kathy) Collings of Bad Axe; sister-in-law: Patti Kautz of Flint and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Samantha Collings; one brother, William Collings; two sisters, Mary Proctor and Judy Mazure; brothers-in-law, Randy Kautz and Albert Mazure and sister-in-law, Sharon L. Collings.

Biography

Roy W. Collings II, age 82 of Bad Axe went to be with his Lord and Savior while at his home on Monday November 27, 2023. The oldest of nine children, he was born on June 2, 1941 in Verona Township, son of the late Roy W. and Helen (Goretski) Collings. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Bad Axe. On July 14, 1962, Roy married the love of his life, Sharon A. Kautz. Roy and Sharon were married for over 61 years where they farmed side by side, along with raising their five children. During his journey, Roy enjoyed bringing life to the world through his crops and livestock. His hard work did not go unnoticed, as he put in countless hours working on the farm and Tower Automotive in Elkton where he was a Machine Repair Machinist for over 25 years. He lived to farm and support his family. Roy found joy in his later years playing in his wheel loader at his gravel pit. He spent numerous hours moving dirt and hauling sand for the cows. Roy was a proud “Papa” who loved to spend time with his family, visit with friends and tell countless stories.

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