Velma (Mitchell) Collins

January 19, 1956 - November 7, 2016

Velma (Mitchell) Collins was born on January 19, 1956 in Kalamazoo MI and went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 7, 2016 at Providence Health Hospital, Novi MI following a lengthy illness. Velma was a wonderful person who could always light a room with her personality. She was a leader in her dialysis support group (which she formed). She felt it was an important thing to surround herself with other people dealing with kidney failure issues and on dialysis. Velma was a friend to many, her family were amazed at how many people she knew. She loved her family and friends. She will truly be missed. She is preceded in death by her other father, Anderson Gund of Mississippi; Sister, Carolyn Sue Harris and one grandchild, Quadriyah Thompson. Velma leaves to cherish her memory, her children Shiela Mitchell of Kalamazoo and Joshua James Mitchell of Elkhart IN; her Mother, Nellie Jean Gund of Mississippi; her parents, Adolph and Kathryne Mitchell of Kalamazoo; 7 brothers, Alan Mitchell (Karen) of Kalamazoo; Anderson Gund III (Brenda) of Mississippi; Cornelius Gund of Alabama; A.J. Gund of Georgia; Arthur Gund and Jessie Gund both of Mississippi and Adolph Mitchell, Jr. of Kalamazoo; 4 Sisters, Valerie Mitchell, Debra Harris-Fields (Larry) all of Kalamazoo; Brenda Mansfield of Detroit and Linda Hill of Nevada; her grandchildren, Geralnina Rhymes, Shakyel Wright, Kyyel Wright, Leroy Wright and Hailey Mitchell; great-grandchildren, Gabriela Wilson, Kali Wilson and Deon McKinley III. She was loved by a host of aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends; a best friend Micheryl Peake and a special friend James Jones.