Cover photo for Betty Lou F. Collis's Obituary
Betty Lou F. Collis Profile Photo
1929 Betty Lou 2022

Betty Lou F. Collis

July 9, 1929 — June 27, 2022

Betty Lou Collis, 92, of Coal Valley, Illinois, died Monday, June 27, 2022, in her home.

Services are 11 a.m. Friday, July 8, in Trimble Funeral Home, 1700 1st Street, Coal Valley, with The Rev. Mark Frazee officiating. Burial is in Rock Island Memorial Park. Visitation is 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Homewood Evangelical Free Church, Moline.

The former Betty Lou Frances Hill was born July 9, 1929, in Moline, to Irvyne and Evalyn (Addams) Hill. She married Lyle C. Collis on March 28, 1948, in Moline. He died June 3, 2011. She was secretary for Robert Hinrichsen Real Estate and Insurance and also had her own medical claims service. She was a longtime member of First Evangelical Free Church, where she was a member of the church choir and its librarian; junior choir director, and Sunday school teacher. She was a member of DAR and worked in scouting.

Betty Lou is survived by four children and spouses, John and Kathy Collis of Ophiem, Illinois; Carol Regaldo of Chula Vista, California, L. Steven and Candace Collis of Rock Island; and George M. Collis of Coal Valley; eight grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; and her brother, Dee Hill of Moline. She was preceded in death by her husband and a son, William, in infancy.

The family invites friends to share stories and condolences at TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Betty Lou F. Collis, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Thursday, July 7, 2022

5:00 - 7:00 pm (Central time)

Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory at Coal Valley, Illinois

1700 First Street, Coal Valley, IL 61240

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Service

Friday, July 8, 2022

Starts at 11:00 am (Central time)

Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory at Coal Valley, Illinois

1700 First Street, Coal Valley, IL 61240

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Burial

Rock Island Memorial Park

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 19

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree