Olive Ollie Collins (The Tax Lady) 91 of Guadalupita, NM formerly of Faith, SD passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at her home. Visitation will be 1-7:00pm Monday, August 28, 2006 at the Black Hills Funeral Home & Cremation Services 1440 Junction Ave Sturgis, SD, and 1 hour prior to the service in Faith, SD. A funeral service will be 10:00am Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at the Faith Community Center in Faith, SD with Rev. Wayne Olson officiating. Interment will follow at the Collins Family Ranch Cemetery near Faith, SD. Ollie Collins was born March 15, 1915 at Pierre to Byron and Elsie (Staben) Sabey. She attended Pierre Elementary and High School and graduated with honors, despite the fact that she was declared blind for six months her senior year. She worked for several years as a bookkeeper for various businesses in Pierre and as a receptionist at the radio station. She married Ralph Collins August 22, 1938 at the Onida Lutheran Church. Ollie assisted Ralph, who lost an arm in 1939, with ranch chores in the sheep ranching operation south of Faith. In January, 1939 she began doing income tax preparation for a living on the ranch. Ollies customers came to Faith from all over the country to get her tax preparation services. Ralph helped her with the Internal Revenue law research. She considers this duo husband-wife team to be the greatest part of their formula for a happy marriage. working together. For over forty years she prepared Income tax for patrons in the area. For many years she was an art and craft instructor for the Muscular Dystrophy Camps in SD, and NE. Governor George Mickelson declared March 13, 1987 Ollie Collins Day in South Dakota to celebrate her 72nd birthday. Ollie was a member of the Faith Senior Citizen Center, and active member of her beloved community. She will be sadly missed by all that knew her. Survivors include her son, Richard Collins of Faith, daughter, Sharon Romero of Guadalupita, NM, brother, Richard Sabey and his wife, Dottie of Warren, OH, 11 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, 13 great great grandchildren, daughter-in-law Tonnie Collins, Pierre, SD, 4 sisters-in-law, Irna Collins, Faith, SD, Doris Collins, AR, Alice Johnson, Spearfish, SD, Vera & Harold Dutton, Faith, SD, brother-in-law, Elmer Collins, Sturgis, SD, aunt, Shirley Staben of Hot Springs, SD, special cousin, Frances Peterson of Pierre, SD, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Byron and Elsie Sabey, husband Ralph Collins, son Alfred Collins, sister Gertrude Peterson, brother Robert Sabey, son-in-law Joe Romero, brother-in-laws, Leo Collins, Lloyd Collins, Tom Collins, John Collins, Howard Collins, Harold Johnson, Carl Peterson, and sister-in-laws, Ruth Collins, Stella Collins, Mildred Collins and Eleanor Sabey. A memorial has been established to the Faith Alumni Memorial Scholarship Fund & craft supplies for MS Camps.