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COLLUM, BRENDA J.

March 19, 1944 –
 November 24, 2020

Obituary

Brenda Jeane Collum (Jeane), 76, of Grand Prairie, Texas, passed away on November 24, 2020.  A private service will be held on December 7, 2020 at the DFW National Cemetery. Jeane was born in Sweetwater, Texas where she graduated from Sweetwater High School.  After she married Doug Collum in 1965, she continued her education and received her B.A from Dallas Baptist University. Jeane went on to teach in both Dallas and Grand Prairie.  She spent most of her career teaching in the Grand Prairie School District. She loved all her students as if they were her own and was never happier than when she could help a student with something they had been struggling with.  Jeane had an unshakeable belief that you (yes, even/especially you) could be anything you wanted to be if you were willing to work for it and she drilled that belief into her children, both biological and student.  After retirement, that passion for teaching was directed to her grandchildren, all of whom she taught to read, and she delighted in their every achievement. Jeane is survived by her husband, Doug; children Cindy McSpadden (Cameron), Katy White (Jack) and Liz Collum; grandchildren Eva White, Hannah White and Corey McSpadden; brother, Steve Stephens; sister, Cle Butler, and many other family and friends. Jeane is preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Opal Stephens, sister-in-law Carol Stephens, and brother-in-law James Butler. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to Reading Partners of North Texas (readingpartners.org/location/north-texas) or The Parkinson’s Foundation (Parkinson.org).  

Arrangements under the direction of : 

Aria Cremation Service and Funeral Home

1820 N Belt Line Rd.

Irving Texas 75061

(972) 607- 4400

    Cynthia Brown
    2 Dec 2020
    11:48am

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    5 Dec 2020
    9:26am

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"Nothing prepares you for the grief you go through when losing a child. I called this funeral home at 2:00 am broken and could barely talk. The amount of compassion and empathy they showed me immediately let me know I found the right place to cremate my son. I cannot thank them enough for their professionalism, SINCERE concern, and commitment to making sure my son was honored in the most respectful way. I hope this Funeral home values her as much as my family and I do."
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"I can’t say enough about how helpful and professional Dusty Martin, the funeral director at the Aria Cremation location on NW Highway has been. From my initial call, he was kind and informative. My friend died at home while on hospice and she was picked up in about an hour after receiving the call from the hospice nurse. The person who arrived to pick her up was also very professional/respectful and allowed us to take as much time with her as we wished. When I met with Dusty the next day about arrangements, he explained the process and options available without being pushy or trying to “sell” extras. Throughout the process, he kept me informed and, for example, was careful to be certain I understood the cost of the obituary I wanted and offered some options for reducing that cost if I wished. When I stopped by for another reason and started talking about some of the problems I was having with the pictures and media I hoped to use at a memorial lunch I was planning, he not only listened patiently but offered technology advice and let me use his personal media player. I have had experience arranging cremations for four others using two other local companies, and this experience with Dusty at Aria has been by far the best one I have had."
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"My Daddy’s service and our family experience at Aria Northwest Highway was truly blessed. Funeral Director Dustin Martin is the kind of person that you would like to see on a more regular basis – but in his industry – you hope to not see him that often. That being said – THANK YOU DUSTIN for your unending kindness, compassion and friendship through the process. Meeting you and discussing Dallas History, Find A Grave and my Dad’s lifelong contributions to the great City of Dallas was simply wonderful! In memory of my dad James A. Dodd, Sr. – I want to personally thank you and let you know that you made everything better in that moment. Your calling to “Be There” is spot on. Aria has a one in a million guy in you! Bling Blinky of TEXAS Shout Out: God Bless You!!"
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