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Tonya Lee Collins, age 40, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Knob Noster, MO.

She was born October 19, 1980, in Warrensburg the daughter of Joseph Ferrel and Maydean (Tackett) Collins.

Tonya is survived by her beloved children Lailah Root and Chevy Root; her siblings Joey Tackett and Nancy Darnaby; her grandma Gladys Tilden; her aunt Norlene Ford; her uncle Mike Allen Tackett; and a cousin Mike Wade Ford.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother Jimmy Collins.

Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at Sweeney-Phillips & Holdren Funeral Home with Brother Charles Brant officiating. The family will receive friends from 3:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.