Perry and Clare Collins Col (ret) Perry and Mrs. Clare (Lynch) Collins will celebrate 50 years of marriage on October 22, 2016. They were married at Christian United Methodist Church in Roanoke. Perry and Clare are the parents of James and Cynthia Collins, Indianapolis, and Matthew and Aleisha Collins, Huntington. They are the grandparents of Jacob and Cole Collins, Huntington. They are members of the Chapel in Fort Wayne. The Collins family invites friends and family to celebrate with Perry and Clare at an Open House on Saturday, October 22nd at the Cottage Event Center in Roanoke from 1 to 4 p.m.