Lewis Edward McCollum

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Visitation Schedule
Roller-Crouch Funeral Home
510 E. College Ave.
Batesville, AR  72501
Monday, August 29, 2016
5 to 7 pm
Service Schedule
Louise Chapel Cemetery
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Joiner, AR  72350
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
2 pm
Cemetery
Louise Chapel Cemetery
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Joiner, AZ  72350
I served in the Army.
Lewis Edward McCollumI am a Veteran.

of Batesville, AR

February 10, 1947 - August 22, 2016

Lewis Edward McCollum, 69, of Batesville, Arkansas and formerly of Aurora, Illinois, died Monday, August 22, 2016 at his home.

He was born in Wilson, Arkansas on February 10, 1947 and was the son of Earl Edward and Mamie Lucille (Hearn) McCollum. He was a retired builder and carpenter.

Lewis was a member of the American Horse Show Association, the Great Dane Club of America, a poker player alliance, and National Rifle Association. He proudly served his country in the U. S. Army during the Viet Nam War for two years. He was a great instrument with the McCollum family Great Dane, raising and showing it from the litter box to Grand Champion. The void will never be filled with his fur babies, MyMy and Wyatt, also known as VKM Wild Wild West Champions. Lewis was a gentleman and a scholar and a kind and loving brother.

Survivors include two daughters, Lisa Lynn McCollum of North Carolina and Heather Lynn McCollum of Naperville, Illinois; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Sue McCollum Plum of Montgomery, Illinois, and Vickie McCollum of Batesville, Arkansas. Other survivors include his nephew, Terry Lee Plum Jr. and two other nephews; his niece, Andrea Nicole; and two brothers-in-law, Gerald L. Pozzi and Dante J. Pozzi.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother-in-law, Terry Lee Plum Sr.

Pallbearers will be Butch McCollum, Mark McCollum, Butch Roberts, Gerald Pozzi, Dante Pozzi, and Kenneth Grantham. Honorary pallbearers are Arkansas Hospice Care.

The family will receive friends on Monday, August 29, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Roller-Crouch Funeral Home in Batesville.

Burial will be on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Louise Chapel Cemetery in Joiner, Arkansas.

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