Funeral service for Catina McCollum, 52, of Phenix City, AL, formerly Opelika, AL, will be at 11:00 a.m., (CST), Saturday, February 14, 2026, at New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, 877 Lee Road 51, Auburn, AL, 36830 with interment in Garden Hills Cemetery, 1218 Frederick Road, Opelika, AL, 36801, Reverend Joseph Rowser will officiate.

Mrs. McCollum, who passed away Thursday, February 5, 2026 at Columbus Hospice in Columbus, Georgia, was born December 30, 1973, in Lee County, Alabama.

Public viewing will be Friday, February 13, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. (CST)

Mrs. McCollum will lie in repose at the church one hour prior to the service.

She leaves to cherish her memory: husband, Melvin Curtis McCollum of Phenix City, AL; two children, Antonya D. Hill of Phenix City, AL and Ahmad M. Butler of McKinney, TX; one granddaughter, Justice Hill of Ft. Mitchell, AL; father, Hiawatha (Geraldine) Barnes, Jr., of Auburn, AL; mother, Bessie Thompson of Opelika, AL; four sisters, Kimberly (Herman) Hill Core of Helena, AL, Angie (John) Jones of Huntsville, AL, Erica (Terry) Hunter of Cairo, GA and LaToya Barnes of Auburn, AL; two brothers, Pope (Danielle) Hill III of Salinas, CA and Hiawatha Barnes III of Opelika, AL; seven aunts, Betty Welch of Auburn, AL, Doris Tolbert of Loachapoka, AL, Janie (John) Rowell of Auburn, AL, Delores Sims of Auburn, AL, Julia Pearl Wilson, Shirley Whiteside both of Rochester, NY and Mary Ogletree of Jacksonville, FL; two uncles, Willie James (Belinda) Barnes of Crawford, AL and Willie Bledsoe of Loachapoka, AL; mother-in-law, Geneva Greene of Columba, GA; a devoted friend, LaShawn Blanton of Opelika, AL; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.