Iona Sissy Coleman Collins, 66, of Harmony, North Carolina, died on May 16, 2025. Obituaries and local notices published later in May confirmed her age, nickname, West Virginia roots, and family ties, and invited the community to remember her life.

According to law enforcement, on the morning of May 16 her husband, 70-year-old Bobby Lee Collins, called Iredell County Emergency Communications at about 8:13 a.m. and said he had shot his wife around 7 a.m., then locked the house and left with the keys. Deputies found him sitting in his truck near Powell Bridge Road and Harmony Highway and took him into custody. Investigators entered the couple’s home on Powell Bridge Road and found Iona Collins deceased. Booking records list an arrest that day for first-degree murder, and authorities did not announce other suspects.

Neighbors described the shooting as shocking and out of character for the couple. Investigators had not released a motive in the immediate reports. If anyone knew Iona or the Collins family, or has information about the morning of May 16, please come forward.