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Bessie Irene Collier, age 92, of Huntingburg, passed away at 12:35 p.m., on Thursday, May 24, 2018, at the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper.

She was born December 28, 1925, in Mosquito Township, Christian County, Illinois to Issac and Minnie (Bailey) McDaniel; and married George Edgar Collier on October 2, 1946.  Bessie worked as an x-ray technician at the Paris Community Hospital in Paris, Illinois for 43 years; and was a member of the Huntingburg Church of the Nazarene.  She was preceded in death by her husband; and eleven siblings.

Bessie is survived by two sons and one daughter-in-law, George Ronald Collier of Tallapoosa, Georgia and Terry Wayne (Jacki) Collier of Huntingburg; by three grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Memorial services for Bessie Collier will be held at a later date.  Nass & Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg has been entrusted with her disposition arrangements.  Condolences may be shared with the family online at:  www.nassandson.com

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