Billy Gene Rollins
Marriages
Ida - September 5, 1993
Las Vegas, NV
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 10A Death Notice - December 25, 2015
Billy Gene Rollins, 84, Grand Junction,
died Dec. 21, 2015.
Visitation will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday with
services to follow at 11:30 a.m. at Martin Mortuary.
Burial will follow at 1 p.m. at the Veterans
Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado.
Mr. Rollins was a bricklayer.
Survivors include his wife, Ida; one son, Wade
of Denver; one daughter, Jane Scheid of Lakewood;
one brother, Tom of Grand Junction; two
sisters, Shirley Mack of Solvang, California,
and Sharon Jackson of Konawa, Oklahoma; 12
grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3 D Obituary - December 27, 2015
Billy Rollins
November 24, 1931 - December 21, 2015
Billy Rollins passed away December 21, 2015 at his Grand Junction home after a lengthy illness, he was 84.
Bill was born on November 24, 1931 in Twin Hills, Oklahoma from the union of Carl and Alice Rollins. He lived in various places in Oklahoma while his father traveled for work in the oil fields. He graduated from High School in Shidler, Oklahoma.
At age 18, Bill left Oklahoma to join the United States Air
Force and worked as an Air Traffic Controller in Dover,
Delaware. As a young man he played golf and softball in Denver as a pitcher for many years.
On September 5, 1993 he married Ida in Las Vegas, she
survives. Bill attended Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic
Church with Ida and he loved fishing and camping in Colorado.
Bill was a sports enthusiast with the Broncos and Rockies
being some of his favorite teams. Memorable times were made watching his grandchildren playing sports. Bill was a soft
spoken, down to earth man, not known to mince words who
loved spending time with his family at family gatherings.
Bill leaves behind his wife, Ida Rollins of Grand Junction, a
son, Wade Rollins of Denver, CO and step-sons, Gary Marquez of Mack, CO, Norman (Connie) Marquez and Vern Marquez both of Grand Junction, CO, a daughter, Jane (Larry) Scheid of Lakewood, CO and step-daughter Diane (Gary) Lucero of Grand Junction, CO, a brother, Tom (Joan) Rollins of Grand Junction, CO, sister, Shirley Mack of Solvang, CA, Sharon (Gerald) Jackson of Konawa, OK, twelve grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Lee Rollins, an
infant son, Billy “Buddy” Gene Rollins Jr. and a granddaughter,
Mary Ida Marquez.
A funeral service will be held at 11:30 AM, Wednesday,
December 30, 2015 at Martin Mortuary with a visitation time
from 10:30 am till service time. A committal service with
military honors will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, December
30, 2015 at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western
Colorado.
Friends and family may leave their condolences at
www.martinmortuary.com
