Iris E. McCollum

May 13, 1943 - January 21, 2018

Mrs. Iris E. McCollum, 74, of Louisiana, MO, formerly of Center, MO, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the Maple Grove Lodge Nursing Home in Louisiana, MO. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, February 2, 2018 at the Edgewood Baptist Church in Edgewood, MO. The Rev. Bill Maupin will officiate. Visitation will be held from 12:00 P.M. until time of service at 1:00 P.M. Friday at the church. Burial of her cremains will be at the Dover Cemetery near Clarksville, MO following service. She was born on May 13, 1945 in Dover, MO to Earl Dalmon Traynor and Willie Belle Geery Traynor. She was married to Clyde R. McCollum on April 5, 2011 in Carrolton, IL and he survives. She is survived by 5 children, Twyla Jane Milstat of Bowling Green, MO, Frosty Petty of Edgewood, MO, Kitty Ann Mays of Louisiana, MO, Dale Allen Traynor of Curryville, MO, and Calvin Petty of Independence, MO, numerous Grandchildren, 7 brothers, Guy William Traynor of Eolia, MO, Marion Traynor of Louisiana, MO, Donald Traynor of Bowling Green, MO, Earl Traynor of Centralia, MO, Terry Traynor of Louisiana, MO, Mike Traynor of Silex, MO, Milo Traynor of Edgewood, MO, and a sister Eleanor Lobb of Jonesburg, MO. She was preceded in death by her parents Earl and Willie Traynor, a sister, Donna Mae Patrick, and a brother, James Dalmon Traynor. She had graduated Clopton High School in 1958. She had worked as a home care nurse in Pike, Lincoln, and Ralls Counties for 30 years. She loved quilting and crocheting. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Pike-Lincoln Tech for nursing school or to the family in care of the funeral home.