Kenny M. Collins, 57, of Grinnell, Iowa, died on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 18, 2014, at the First Presbyterian Church in Grinnell. Memorials may be directed to the Kenny Collins Memorial Fund and sent in care of the Smith Funeral Home, P.O. Box 368, Grinnell, IA 50112. Kenny was born on May 24, 1956, in Elizabeth, Mississippi to Henry and Georgia Turner Collins. The family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana and he graduated from Broad Ripple High School. He lived in Chicago and he was employed with the Chicago Tribune for 20 years. Later he moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin and worked for PATCO before relocating to Grinnell, where he was employed with the JELD WEN Company. Kenny was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs, Bears and Bulls. He enjoyed playing the lottery, bingo and games of chance in Tama. Survivors include his wife, Patty Collins of Grinnell; his mother, Georgia Turner of Zion, IL; his children, Joe (Sadie) Collins and Toni Collins, both of Grinnell; two step-sons, Chris (Roxanne) Rushbrook of North Carolina and Jason Rushbrook of Illinois; five grandchildren; his siblings, Effin Williams Jr, James (Mozarine) Wrettia, Willie (Carolyn) Collins, Mamie Hill, Patsy Collins and Mammie Drumgolle; and his nieces and nephews, Latrica, Keisha, Willis, Terrance, Patrick, Shandy, Nakia, Teresa, Kristen, Angie and Frankie. He was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Henry Collins Jr.