Linda grew up in rural Milo near the Olive Branch Church. She graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in 1966. Linda worked in food service most of her life including Christian Health Care, Nevada Regional Medical Center, and retired from Cottey College. She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, family dinners and get-togethers.
In addition to her husband Les, she is survived by two children, Les Stone, Jr. (Lore), Moundville, and LeLe Woodcook (Chuck), Nevada; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Karen Honeycutt (Kerry), Licking, MO, and Jackie Marlin, Coffeyville, KS; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, five sisters, three brothers, and an infant son, Pete Stone.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor Kerry Honeycutt officiating. Interment will follow in Moore Cemetery in Nevada. The family will receive friends from 5-7:00 p.m. on Monday evening at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested in her name to the Vernon County Cancer Relief c/o Ferry Funeral Home.
