J. Collier

J. Craig Collier J. Craig Collier, 46, of Chillicothe, died November 17, 2005. He was born December 14, 1958, in Atlanta, GA, to James E. Collier and Mary Jane Carter Collier, who survive. Also surviving are many loved ones and close friends including his wife of 28 years, Donna Seymour Collier; his three children: Amberdawn and her husband Martin Brooks; Thursday Collier and her companion Dana McLarny; and James Craig II; his grandson Dante Brooks; his brother Alex Collier and his wife Tanya; his mother-in-law and father-in-law Warden and Rebecca Seymour; sisters-in-law Cathy Barnett and her husband Mike; and Patti Bosstic; as well as numerous aunts uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins; dear friends who made his life a richer place: Larry Moore, Greg Hice, Dick McClish, Greg & Lisa Kauffman, Pat McCarty, and Jackie Schrader. Craig was the manager of the local businesses Cardinal Carpet and Carpet Liquidators. His wife Donna loved him more than anything. She will miss her best friend. His children will remember him as a wonderful man who taught them to be themselves. To quote R.L. Stevenson, "The Saints are the sinners who just keep trying." Craig was a member of the Woodworkers Assoc., Ducks Unlimited, the NRA, and Alcoholics Anonymous for eight years. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 7:00pm Monday, November 21, at the Haller Funeral Home, with Rev. Rick Terry, Celebrant. Friends may call Sunday from 5-7pm and from 6-7pm Monday at Haller Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to Ducks Unlimited, 1 Waterfowl Way, Memphis, TN 38120.