Jean Collings

East Moline, Illinois
Billie Jean Ritchie Pearson Collings, 56, of East Moline, Illinois, died Friday, December 26, 2008, in her daughter?s home in Moline.
Services will be announced later. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. Trimble Funeral and Cremation Center, Moline, is entrusted with arrangements.
Billie Jean was born August 22, 1952, in Albia, Iowa, the daughter of William and Mary Jeannetta (Morgan) Ritchie. She graduated from Rock Ridge High School, and worked as a CNA at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center and worked at Hardee?s in Rock Island. She enjoyed card games and Yatzee, and loved taking care of a lot of grandchildren.
Billie is survived by eight children, Steve Pearson and his wife Winona of East Moline, Tammy Reed and her husband Ben of Moline, Tom Pearson of Rock Island, Laura Moore of Davenport, Danielle Pearson of Milan, Andrea Pearson of Rock Island, and Corey Collings and Austin Collings, both of East Moline; 15 grandchildren; a sister, Carolyn Thoensen of Rock Island; and a brother, John M. Ritchie of Coal Valley. She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers.
Billie?s family invites friends to share a story about her or light a candle in her memory at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.