Graveside services for Mrs. Evelyn Valine Collard will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Friendship cemetery, 470 Hudson Road, Pollock, Louisiana with Reverend’s Ed Cooper and Donald Lemons officiating. Funeral services are under the direction of Gallagher Funeral Home and Crematory, Ball, Louisiana.

Mrs. Collard, age 81, entered eternal rest on Saturday, June 9, 2018, surrounded by her loving family.

She was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend. Mrs. Collard attended Pineville 1st United Methodist Church in Pineville and retired from the United States Department of Agriculture.

Mrs. Collard was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Agnes Swor and three brothers, Billy B. Swor, Benny Dale Swor and Dewey Swor.

She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Patrick “Skip” Collard of Pineville; one son, Patrick Glen Collard of Pineville and one brother, Lloyd Swor and wife Nancy of Pollock, Louisiana and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

Friends may post online messages of condolence for the Collard family by visiting www.gallagherfh.com.