Mr. Robert Dale Collins was born January 15, 1946 to Lloyd Randy Collins and Bertha (Huffman) Collins in Hickory, North Carolina. He passed away April 28, 2012 at Horizon Medical Center in Dickson. He is survived by his wife Mary G. Collins, son Darrell Collins of Burns, daughter Pamela Leanne Reece (Dennis Wright), brothers Earl Randy Collins and Lawrence Eugene Collins, sisters Fannie Yoder, Ellen Kahl, and Barbara Brown, grandchildren Ivory Saulsbury (Kevin Bohannon), Cody & Aaron Collins. Besides his parents, Mr. Collins is preceded in death by his brother Herman Collins and sister Alice Collins Watson. Funeral services are Monday, April 30th. Place of rest is Dickson Couunty Memorial Gardens. Mr. Collins proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.