Wilda Grace Collard

September 25, 2011

NORTH SALT LAKE--Wilda Grace Collard peacefully passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2011 from natural causes. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Claren Robert Collard, parents William Humphreys, Grace Margaret Francis, sister Betty Lou Kyle, brother Kenneth Willes Humphreys.

Born May 11th in Twin Falls, Idaho, to parents William Humphreys and Grace Margaret Francis, she is survived by three daughters and one son, Rhonda (Dick) Thompson, North Salt Lake, Utah, Brenda (Kimball) Pugmire, Bountiful, Utah, Scott Hendrickson, California, JoDean (Dee) Sanders, Columbia, Missouri, a sister Joan Coup, Belleview, Washington, and five granddaughters and twelve great- grandchildren.

Wilda was raised in Jerome, Idaho, a small farming community where she attended school, graduating from high school. She was an avid reader and searcher of truth. She spent her life looking for the virtuous, lovely, good report and praise worthy things.

Wilda spent most of her married life in Northern California, with a five year stay in Fairview, Utah. She spent her time turning a house into a home for her husband and four children. Her passion was her family and activity in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She loved a clean orderly home and took pride in a house well cleaned and organized.

Wilda joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Jerome, Idaho in 1948 as a young adult. She spent her entire life in the pursuit of knowledge and refinement and sharing her testimony of Christ and his reality. She was a temple ordinance worker for over 25 years serving in the Oakland and Bountiful Temples. Besides temple work her love was teaching in the Sunday School. She served as Ward and Stake Relief Society President in California and Utah. She served in two LDS missions, one with her husband in Perth, Australia, (1976) and alone in the Taipei, Taiwan Temple (1987), mastering Mandarin. Missionary work, temple work and studying the scriptures were top priorities in her life.

She was an avid runner who entered many local races and at the age of 60+ ran a half marathon. She enjoyed reading, quilt making and spending time with her daughters, granddaughters and great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, September 30, 2011 at the Springwood Ward Chapel, 165 Monarch Drive, Bountiful where friends may visit from 9:30-10:45 am prior to services. Interment will be in the Provo City Cemetery.

The family especially thanks the many friends who visited Wilda and shared their time with her. It was a tender mercy that each of you provided to her and her family. Your compassionate service was a special blessing to her and gratefully honored by her family. Condolences may be shared at www.lindquistmortuary.com