of Crawfordsville, AR
September 2, 1938 - January 12, 2024
Demps O. McCollister, of Crawfordsville, AR, passed away on January 12, 2024, in West Memphis, AR. He was 85 years old.
Demps was born to Henry C. and Pauline McCollister on September 2, 1938, in West Ridge, AR. He was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed woodworking and mechanics. He also liked to travel. Demps worked for John Deere and retired in 2003.
Demps McCollister was preceded in death by his parents; his sons, Alan McCollister, and Otis McCollister; his wife, Diane; and sisters, Ester Branson and Lois Simmons.
Surviving him are his 2 grandsons; sisters Flora Bass of Marked Tree, AR, Julie Franks (Leroy) of Bono, AR, and Vivian Morris (Bob) of Jonesboro, AR.
Services for Mr. McCollister will be held at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, West Memphis, AR, on January 26, 2024. Visitation will begin at 10:30 AM with the funeral to follow at 11:30 AM.
We wish to extend our condolences to the family at this time. May you be comforted by the promise of the resurrection and the knowledge that soon death will be no more and never again will we have to bury our loved ones. God makes this wonderful promise to is at Isaiah 25:8 where it states that he will "swallow up death forever." I hope you find solace in these words.
Heaven just got a lot sweeter. Farewell my friend until we meet again!
I know you are so happy to be rejoicing in heaven with Mrs. Diane, Otis & Allan.
We are so sorry to hear of the death of Sonny.
I first meet Sonny when I was a young man, 60 years ago, working on a farm driving tractors.
We became neighbors 35 years ago. I am really gonna miss him and our talks , mostly about how good God is to us and about tractors
In the days to come I pray God's comfort and peace to his family in knowing he is in no more pain and he is with God.