Linda May Lewellen (Bolivar)'s Obituary
Linda May Lewellen went to her heavenly home on August 26, 2024. She was born on June 9,1949 in Leonardtown, Maryland to her parents, Richard Woodburn Jr. and Grace Elizabeth (Ridgell) Woodburn. She is survived by her two siblings, Beverly Ann (Woodburn) Green and Joseph Michael Woodburn who live in Maryland. Linda has two nephews, Ricky Woodburn and Kenny Woodburn. She had several cousins and many friends.
Linda accepted the Lord as her Savior at a young age, and she was baptized in the St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Ridge, Maryland.
Linda married the “love of her life”, Gerald Lewellen on October 3, 1969. They moved to Missouri later that year to start their life together in Bolivar. Gerald preceded her in death in 2016.
Linda started working in her teens as a cashier at a Five and Dime store in Maryland. In Bolivar she worked as a pharmacy tech for Dan & Stan’s Pharmacy. She worked 15 years and finished her career at Stephen’s Pharmacy as a pharmacy tech. She always said that the staff at Stephens were her extended family.
Linda enjoyed her gardening, plants and flowers. She loved her cat Sissy and entrusted Sissy’s care to her neighbor and close friends, Mary Ann and John Smashey. Linda also enjoyed putting together puzzles and crocheting.
Linda had a “quick wit and sense of humor”. She will be missed by everyone who knew her.
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