Charlene Byrd Collins

Charlene (Byrd) Collins, age 88 passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at her home. She was born Monday, September 27, 1937 in Manchester, KY to Charlie and Eunice (Sawyers) Byrd. She was a homemaker. She was a devoted mother and grandmother who enjoyed working in her flower garden and spending time with her family, friends, and her dogs, CoCo and Gingers.

She is survived by her children: Rosie Caudill, Tommy Collins and wife Susan, Reva Metcalf, Debbie Hooker and husband Mike, Louise Duff and husband Ronnie, Eugene Collins and wife Brenda, Charles Collins and Renee Cox and Randy Collins and wife Loretta; 23 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren , 6 great great grandchildren. Also surviving is one brother: John Byrd and a host of nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband: Eugene Collins and her parents: Charlie and Eunice Byrd; six siblings: Bill Byrd, Benny Byrd, Millie Brown, Rosetta Lunsford, Helen Mays, Ronnie Byrd and two grandchildren: Chasity Murphy and Jasmine Collins.

Funeral Services for Charlene Collins will be conducted on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 2:00 P. M. at the Rominger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Henry Lloyd Deaton will be presiding. Burial will follow in the Collins Cemetery in the Collins Fork Community.

The family will receive friends and loved ones on Tuesday after 12:00 P. M. until funeral time at the Rominger Funeral Home Chapel.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Rominger Funeral Home.