Clarence Wayne Collier, 76, of Summerville, SC, died Thursday, April 27, 2017. Interment will be in Santa Fe Cemetery, Santa Fe, Tennessee at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, 2017 with military honors will be provided by the American Legion Herbert Griffin Post 19. The family will visit with friends on Thursday from 12:00 Noon until 1:00 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home in Columbia.
Wayne was born March 11, 1941 in Columbia, TN, the only child of the late Clarence Alvin Collier and the late Edna Hickman Collier. He was the owner of George Jones Manufactured Housing and Bubba's Truck 'N Trailer. Wayne was a founding member of the Manufactured Housing Institute of SC in late 1960's and later after many years of serving various positions on its Board of Directors became Chairman. He later was inducted into the MHISC Hall of Fame in 1997. He was a major contributor in the development of the South Carolina Manufactured Housing Board which licenses and bonds Dealers and Salesmen within the State of SC. He was a USAF veteran and member of Antique Automobile Association of America.
He is survived by his wife, Hazel M. Hay Collier of Summerville, SC; daughter, Angela Pharis and her husband, Pastor John, of Charleston, SC; son, Steve Collier of Ladson, SC; two grandchildren, Olivia Pharis and Lillian Pharis.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Lowcountry Animal Rescue, P. O. Box 952, Ladson, SC 29456.