Jeffrey Morgan Collar

Jeffrey Morgan Collar, 76, Fort Myers, Fla., died Sunday, January 18, 2015, at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers. He is now with his God and Savior, Jesus Christ, in Heaven. He was born on January 2, 1939, in Tulsa, Okla., the son of Jacob Frank Collar and Lou Vella Morgan Collar. He graduated from Tulsa Central High School in 1957 and the University of Oklahoma in 1963 with a bachelor’s degree in petroleum geophysics. While at OU he was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity and served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Jeff worked as a petroleum geophysicist for 30 years for several oil and gas companies in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Dallas, including Amerada Hess, Cities Service, Forest Oil, Woods Petroleum, and Sunshine Mining Co. He was a member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists and held several offices, including president, of the Geophysical Society of Oklahoma City. He ended his career working in residential real estate sales. A lifelong member of the Episcopal Church, Jeff loved God and his Savior, Jesus Christ; the holiness, prophecy, and comfort of God’s Word--the Bible; and the beauty and reverence of the liturgy, music, and tradition of the Episcopal Church. He was most recently a member of St. James Episcopal Church in Oklahoma City. Over the years he served as a Sunday school teacher, layreader, member of the Vestry (church board), and worked in the church food pantry. He and his wife, Gael, moved to Fort Myers in 2010 to experience warmer winters and a subtropical, Gulf Coast climate. He and Gael most recently attended Faith Assembly of God Church, with their wonderful teaching, “End of the Age” studies, and insightful preaching. They also attended St. Hilary’s Episcopal Church in Fort Myers. Gael died unexpectedly in 2012. Jeff will be greatly missed, not only by his children and family, but also by many friends. He was a strong, quiet gentleman who truly cared for others. Survivors include a son, John M. Collar and wife Karin, Lawrence, Kan.; a daughter, Susan E. Gosney and husband Jim, Spring Hill, Tenn.; their mother, Jeff’s former wife, Sharon Collar, Hot Springs Village, Ark.; three stepdaughters, Lisa Brooks, Austin, Tex., and Jenette Prichard and husband David, and Janeen Horlbeck and husband Greg, all of Rotterdam, N.Y.; two granddaughters, Olivia and Tessa Collar; three stepgrandchildren, Eddie and Ashley Rubio and Brandi DeMeo; a stepgreat-grandson, Miles Rubio; a brother, Christopher M. Collar and wife Judy, Arlington Heights, Ill.; a sister, Carolyn C. Oates and husband Lynn, Cave Creek, Ariz.; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Feb. 7 at First Christian Church in Chandler, Okla., with inurnment in Oak Park Cemetery, Chandler. The family suggests donations to a charity of your choice. Please remember to sign Jeffrey's guest book.

Jeffrey Morgan Collar

January 2, 1939 - January 18, 2015