Obituary for Capt. Robert Zane Collings
Capt. Robert Z. Collings, 86, of Weems, Virginia passed away on July 25, 2020. He was an Air Force veteran and a pilot for 30 years for United Airlines.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Nancy Collings; two daughters, Linda Brizek of Placerville, California and Carol A. Leahy of Audubon, N. J. ; two grandchildren, Kathleen E. Leahy and Matthew Z. Brizek and one great grandson, Zane Leahy. He was preceded in death by his parents, William E. Collings, Sr. and Bertha Garrison Collings and his brother, William E. Collings, Jr.
He was a member of Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club and Virginia Richard Henry Lee Chapter Sons of the American Revolution. He had a great love for the water and was an avid fly fisherman. He also was an expert metal craftsman.
A funeral service will be held 2:00 p. m. Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Currie Funeral Home, Kilmarnock,Va. Internment will take place 10:00 a. m. Friday, August 7, 2020 at Historic Christ Church Burying Grounds, Weems, Va.
Memorial contributions may be made to Collings Knight House, P. O. Box 357, Collingswood, N. J. 08108, Historic Christ Church Foundation, P. O. Box 24, Irvington, VA 22480 or Wicomico Parish Endowment Trust, P. O. Box 70, Wicomico Church, VA 22579.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Nancy Collings; two daughters, Linda Brizek of Placerville, California and Carol A. Leahy of Audubon, N. J. ; two grandchildren, Kathleen E. Leahy and Matthew Z. Brizek and one great grandson, Zane Leahy. He was preceded in death by his parents, William E. Collings, Sr. and Bertha Garrison Collings and his brother, William E. Collings, Jr.
He was a member of Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club and Virginia Richard Henry Lee Chapter Sons of the American Revolution. He had a great love for the water and was an avid fly fisherman. He also was an expert metal craftsman.
A funeral service will be held 2:00 p. m. Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Currie Funeral Home, Kilmarnock,Va. Internment will take place 10:00 a. m. Friday, August 7, 2020 at Historic Christ Church Burying Grounds, Weems, Va.
Memorial contributions may be made to Collings Knight House, P. O. Box 357, Collingswood, N. J. 08108, Historic Christ Church Foundation, P. O. Box 24, Irvington, VA 22480 or Wicomico Parish Endowment Trust, P. O. Box 70, Wicomico Church, VA 22579.