March 7, 2026, 75, Goldsboro – Wilbert Collins, 75, of Goldsboro departed this walk of life Saturday, March 7, 2026 at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville.
Funeral service will be held Monday, March 16, 2026 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Interment with full military honors will follow at Wayne Memorial Park in Dudley. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Collins was born in Texas on March 3, 1951 to the late Arthur and Ruby Lee Collins and is retired from the United States Air Force with 26 years of dedicated service. He was the owner and operator of Coastal Discount Computers of Kinston.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia A. Collins; one daughter, Cameo Collins (Robert Sills) of Los Angeles, California; one sister, Carolyn Collins of Texas; one sister-in-law, Nellie Collins of Texas; one granddaughter, Aiyanna; his mother-in-law, Margaret Hawkins of South Carolina; his nephew, Gregory Collins (Janice) and their son Cortlandt, and a host of other relatives and friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Nathanael Trevor Collins and one brother, Arthur Collins Jr.
Professional services entrusted to the care of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.






