Services to celebrate the beautiful life of Nina Leake will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 at First Baptist Church in Cullen. Visitation will preced the service from 9 until 10 a.m. at the church.
Nina Leake was born on Feb. 11, 1957. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, Aug. 31, 2015 in Cullen at the age of 57. She was raised in Palm Beach, California and attended school in California.
Nina worked at Minden Medical Center for 22 years where she became a part of their work family and touched numerous lives with her contagious, sweet personality. She was an expert in taking care of people and making them feel special. She loved to make people smile and always saw the good in people. She took care of her family, her friends, her co-workers, her patients and her dog Little Daddy. She loved to travel, watch cooking shows, football all day on Sundays especially the Oakland Raiders.
Nina was an active member of First Baptist Church of Cullen. She is preceded in death by her father Percy Collins and sister, Barbara Wright.
She is survived to cherish her memories by son, EJ Leake and Alesha Blueford, grandson, Braylen Williams of Cullen, step-mother, Ada Collins and sister, Shime Collins of Palm Beach, California; nieces, nephews, cousins, special neighbor and friends: Sharon, Dap and Determine, and her second family at Minden Medical Center.
She will be dearly missed, but her memories of all happy times will live on and bring smiles to many faces for years to come.