Karen Sue Collins

Karen Sue Collins, 65, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2024 at Holzer Medical Center.  Sue was born on July 3, 1959 in Jackson, Ohio, daughter of the late William and Bonnie Lester Collins.  

Sue is survived by her children- two sons, James P. Hicks III of Patriot and Jacob Hicks of Gallipolis and two daughters, Jillian Kennedy of Gallipolis and Tonya Carpenter of Jackson, Ohio; stepchildren, Jessica Adkins, Chasity Price, Janessa Simpkins, and Michael Lambert; five siblings, Betty Oliver, Linda Boggs, Teresa Roberts, David Collins, and Charles Collins; adopted sister, Kayla Murray; her companion, Joseph David Simpkins; and eighteen grandchildren.

In accordance with her wishes, Sue will be cremated; her family will be planning a memorial at a later date with arrangements to be announced.