Obituaries
Greg Collins
Funeral services for Greg Collins, 66-year-old resident who passed away quietly at his home in Buffalo, Wyoming on Sunday, October 18, 2026, surrounded by his family, will be held Friday, October 23rd at 2:00 p.m. at the Summit Church in Buffalo with Pastor Stephen Martin officiating. A visitation will be held on Thursday from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Harness Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in the Wetumka Cemetery in Wetumka, Oklahoma. Full Church Services will be held in Wetumka at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday the 27th of October at the First Assembly of God. Visitation will be held at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home in Wetumka on Monday from 2:00 until 7:00. Graveside services will be held in the Wetumka Cemetery on Tuesday immediately following the funeral service. Donations in Greg’s memory may be made to the Wyoming Jr. Hereford Association at 1949 Sugarland Dr. Suite 220, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801 or Golf School District 67 Foundation at www.golfpta.membershiptoolkit.com. Online condolences may be made at www.harnessfuneralhome.com.
Greg was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing, restoring his 4440 JD tractor, and was a gun collector. In his younger years he loved to rope and ride his motorcycle. His passion was his family and spending time with his granddaughters.
Gregory Paul Collins was born on November 18,1959 in Ashland, Kansas to Joel and Elnora Collins he grew up and went to school in Wetumka, Oklahoma and graduated from Wetumka High School with the class of 1978. After high school he started in the pipeline industry as a welder and worked his way up to be a general superintendent. He married the love his life, Gail Pack on May 1, 1982, making their home in Wetumka. In 1999 Gail and their family started traveling with Greg, eventually settling in Buffalo, Wyoming. Greg continued in the pipeline industry and worked in various parts of the U.S. He is survived by his wife Gail Collins of Buffalo; one son, Cody Collins and his wife Lauren of Buffalo; one daughter Brooke McCarron of Chicago, Illinois; three sisters, Joetta Brinlee and her husband Hartsell of Okemah, Oklahoma, Laquita Harris and her husband Ronnie of Weatherford, Oklahoma and Rita Collins of Yukon, Oklahoma; and four grandchildren, Chloe, Kit, Corrie and Maggie, many nieces and nephews and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, his mother and father in-law and one son in-law, Bill McCarron.
