ELLINWOOD — Patricia Ann (Hammersmith) Collins, 85, joined the angels in heaven on Dec. 6, 2024. Pat was born June 7, 1939, in Russell, Kan. to parents Eugene and Thecla (Graf) Hammersmith. She married William Collins in Topeka, Kan. on Nov. 23, 1957. They later divorced. On Sept. 10, 2010, she married Leasial Orndoff in Winfield, Kan. He passed away on Aug. 7, 2024.

Survivors include sons, William Collins, Jr., Roger (Bren) Collins; daughters, Kelly Baker, Tracy (Mark) Menges, Patty Collins;

stepsons, Shawn Orndoff, James Orndoff; siblings, Eugene (Sandi) Hammersmith, Kenneth (Mary) Hammersmith, and Terry (Alice) Hammersmith. Other survivors include 12 beloved grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; and siblings, Steve Hammersmith, Janice Wolfkill, and Barbara Guzman. 

A Celebration of Life for both Patricia and Leasial will take place at 11 a.m. at Minnis Chapel on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Family and friends are invited to gather for lunch and share memories at the American Legion in Ellinwood from noon to 2 p.m. Private inurnment will take place at Lakin-Comanche Cemetery in Ellinwood, Kan. at a future date. In lieu of flowers, memorials

are suggested to the Ellinwood Food Bank in care of Minnis Chapel, PO Box 246, Ellinwood, KS 67526.

Funeral arrangements provided by

Minnis Chapel

P.O. Box 246

Ellinwood, KS 67526

Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Dec. 10, 2024