Payton A. Collins, 94, of Erlanger, Kentucky, formerly of Henderson, Kentucky, died at 7:05 a.m. Saturday, July 22, 2023, at Woodcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elsmere, Kentucky.

He was a U.S. Army veteran.  Payton had worked at U.S. Steel and Fansteel in North Chicago, Illinois, prior to retiring to Henderson, Kentucky.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert "Red" Collins and Leila Vayden Lafoon; his wife, Ida M. Collins; and his siblings, Courtney Collins, Eloise House, Carol Buchanan, Vernon Seiler, and Virginia Boswell.

Survivors include his daughter, Tracy Collins Molley of Erlanger, Kentucky; two sons, Glenn Collins of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, and Mike Conley of Jamestown, Tennessee; five grandchildren; one great-grandson; and nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. (CDT) Friday, August 25, 2023, at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Henderson, Kentucky.  Full military rites will be performed by American Legion Worsham Post No. 40.

There will be no visitation.

Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be made at www.rudyrowland.com.