Obituary of Kollin Perkins

Services for Kollin Wayne Perkins, 12, of Troup, are scheduled for 2:00 pm, Monday, July 9, at the Cottle Funeral Home Chapel, Troup with the Reverend Mike Jeter officiating. Burial will be in the Pinecrest Cemetery, Troup. Kollin died Thursday, July 5, at the SeaHorse Ranch in Decatur. He was born August 15, 1994, in Henderson. He was a lifetime resident of Troup and was about to enter the seventh grade at Troup Middle School. He was a drummer in the band. Kollin also played basketball and was the quarterback for his football team and was named its MVP. Kollin also enjoyed riding his dirt bike. He his survived by his father, Kevin Perkins, Troup; mother, Sonja Kay Perkins, Troup; stepmother, Jennifer Perkins, Troup; stepfather, Kyle Mize, Troup; three brothers, Preston Perkins, Brendon Perkins, and Austin Perkins, all of Troup; his grandparents, Fred and Mary Perkins, Troup, Sonja Dianne and Curtis Loya, Jacksonville, Mike Hurd, Terrell, Roger Braggs, Gray Court, South Carolina, and David and Tish Harlan, Lewisville; great-grandparents, Evelyn Hedgecock, Tyler, Martha Perkins, Quitman, Kay Loya, Jacksonville and Roy and Nancy Harlan, Decatur; Aunts, Wendy White, Lewisville, Whitney Loya and Danielle Loya, both of Jacksonville, Whitney Miller and Heather Miller, both of Arkansas, Andrea McCurdy, Lewisville; and uncles, Cain Hurd, Texarkana and David Harlan, Arkansas; great aunts and uncles, Suzie and I.W. Robertson, Tyler and Martha and John Rich, Cedar Hill; and cousins, Jeremy Robertson, Tyler, James Robertson, Dallas and Suzanne Rich, Cedar Hill and Scott Rich, Cedar Hill. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Sunday, July 8.