Beverly Games Collins

***Due to the hurricane, the service has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date and time. Check back as new information will be posted when determined.*** Beverly Ann Games Collins was born September 18, 1936, in Houston, Texas to parents Gertrude Goode Games and Frank Russell Games. A native Houstonian, Beverly grew up in the Heights, and she attended Harvard Elementary School, Hogg Junior High School, and Reagan High School, where she met her high school sweetheart, Winston Thomas Collins. A 1954 graduate of Reagan High School, Beverly was an active member of the drill team, and she maintained her high school friendships throughout her life. She and Winston married in 1955 at Grace Methodist Church in The Heights. After a short stint at secretarial school, where she boasted a greater than 100 words per minute typing speed, she worked a couple of secretarial jobs before becoming a full-time homemaker and mother of three children, Russell, Gay Lynn, and Joy. Beverly and Winston began their life together in Houston, but then Winston’s career moved them to Michigan, Georgia, and Garland, Texas, before settling back in the Houston area in the mid 1990’s. Beverly was an avid bridge player, dominos player (42), self-proclaimed chef, tennis player, movie watcher and sports fan. A member of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since the late 1970’s, Beverly was active in the First Christian Church of Garland, as well as Cypress Creek Christian Church in Spring, Texas. Later in life, she and Winston became world travelers and cruise enthusiasts, cruising across the world, from Hawaii and Alaksa, to Europe and Greece, and the Panama Canal. They loved traveling together and made friends wherever they went. At home, they were active in a Houston ball room dancing club, where they loved dressing up and dancing the night away, as well as couples bridge groups, where Beverly’s expectation was always to win first place. In her last few years, especially after the loss of her husband in 2020, Beverly focused more upon family. She adored her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She especially loved cheering at her grandsons’ baseball games and was often the loudest in the crowd. She was fortunate to know and love so many in her family that will carry on her family traditions. The matriarch of the family, Beverly is survived by two of her children, son Russell Winston Collins and his wife Cathy, and daughter Joy Collins Rogers and her husband, Woodson, former son in law, John Daniel Schiller Jr., as well as her sister Barbara Games Farrar. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Winston Thomas Collins, as well as her daughter, Gaylynn Collins O’Conner. She is survived by 8 grandchildren, John Daniel Schiller III, Hailey Amanda Schiller and her husband Russell Kelley, Winston William Collins and his wife Sarah, Travis Geoffrey Collins and his wife Amy, Brandon Russell Collins and his wife Mindy, Stephanie Marissa Collins Morrison and her husband Jake, Blain Thomas Collins and his wife Patricia, and Jack Collin Rogers and his wife Kenzie. Beverly was also blessed with 9 great grandchildren, Lydia Schiller, Weston Collin Kelley, Victoria Ryan Schiller, John Daniel Schiller IV, Warden Solomon Collins, Hattie Eileen Collins, Mary Quinn Collins, James Winston Collins, and Madeleine Sloan Collins. Beverly’s love filled and sustained the hearts and lives of everyone she met. She possessed an unshaking faith, incredible strength of character, and a contagious zest for life. She is dancing in heaven with her beloved Winston, and we know that we will be with her again one day. ***Due to the hurricane, the service has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date and time. Check back as new information will be posted when determined.*** No services will be held through Addison Funeral Home

Beverly Games Collins

September 18, 1936 - July 2, 2024