Linda was born to Benjamin Clinton (B.C.) Whitton and Georgia Lewis Whitehead Whitton. After her mother's untimely death when she was only 18 months old, Linda, her sister, and brother were reared by maternal aunts, Gladys and Hazel Whitehead, who predeceased her.
Linda graduated from Nacogdoches High School in 1965 and continued her education at Stephen F. Austin University where she earned B.S. and M.Ed. degrees.
A fifth generation Texas and native of Nacogdoches where she resided for 52 years, Linda moved to Houston, Texas in 1999. She continued her teaching career in Spring Branch ISD, where she was loved and admired by colleagues, students and their families. Her life in Houston was made richer by living closer to her sister, brother and their families, and by reconnecting with many close friends from her earlier days spent at Camp Mystic. After teaching for 20 years at Carpenter Elementary in Nacogdoches and in Houston, she retired in 2004 from Rummel Creek Elementary, Houston, which completed a dedicated 35-year teaching career. Linda enjoyed traveling with friends to many states in the US, Hawaii and Alaska, Europe, and the Holy Land.
Her joyful disposition, contagious laugh, and beautiful smile never wavered even as her health declined. A devoted and committed Christian from early childhood, Linda remained steadfast in her faith and lived out Christ's love for others.
In addition to her parents and beloved aunts, she is predeceased by her only brother, David Whitton, daughter-in-law, Marie Brueggemann Fischer and other close relatives.
Left to cherish her memory are her dearly loved only child, son Scott Fischer; treasured granddaughter, Aubrey Shae Fischer; sisters Darla Whitton Shirley (James), Marsha Whitton Welch (Van), Martha Whitton Hamilton (Jim); stepmother, Dorothy Whitton; nephews, nieces, great nephews and great nieces; and numerous cousins. Also her three dearest friends for over 60 years: Kathie Lamar, Phyllis Bentley, and Patricia Carey.
Linda was at the Treemont Nursing Center for the past two years. She passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be at Laird's Funeral Home, 2116 South Street, Nacogdoches, Texas, April 2, 2022. Interment will immediately follow the service at Sunset Memorial Cemetery, 5127 North Street, Nacogdoches.
Edited for length. Full obit may be obtained from Laird Funeral Home, Nacogdoches, Texas.
Linda graduated from Nacogdoches High School in 1965 and continued her education at Stephen F. Austin University where she earned B.S. and M.Ed. degrees.
A fifth generation Texas and native of Nacogdoches where she resided for 52 years, Linda moved to Houston, Texas in 1999. She continued her teaching career in Spring Branch ISD, where she was loved and admired by colleagues, students and their families. Her life in Houston was made richer by living closer to her sister, brother and their families, and by reconnecting with many close friends from her earlier days spent at Camp Mystic. After teaching for 20 years at Carpenter Elementary in Nacogdoches and in Houston, she retired in 2004 from Rummel Creek Elementary, Houston, which completed a dedicated 35-year teaching career. Linda enjoyed traveling with friends to many states in the US, Hawaii and Alaska, Europe, and the Holy Land.
Her joyful disposition, contagious laugh, and beautiful smile never wavered even as her health declined. A devoted and committed Christian from early childhood, Linda remained steadfast in her faith and lived out Christ's love for others.
In addition to her parents and beloved aunts, she is predeceased by her only brother, David Whitton, daughter-in-law, Marie Brueggemann Fischer and other close relatives.
Left to cherish her memory are her dearly loved only child, son Scott Fischer; treasured granddaughter, Aubrey Shae Fischer; sisters Darla Whitton Shirley (James), Marsha Whitton Welch (Van), Martha Whitton Hamilton (Jim); stepmother, Dorothy Whitton; nephews, nieces, great nephews and great nieces; and numerous cousins. Also her three dearest friends for over 60 years: Kathie Lamar, Phyllis Bentley, and Patricia Carey.
Linda was at the Treemont Nursing Center for the past two years. She passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be at Laird's Funeral Home, 2116 South Street, Nacogdoches, Texas, April 2, 2022. Interment will immediately follow the service at Sunset Memorial Cemetery, 5127 North Street, Nacogdoches.
Edited for length. Full obit may be obtained from Laird Funeral Home, Nacogdoches, Texas.
Linda was born to Benjamin Clinton (B.C.) Whitton and Georgia Lewis Whitehead Whitton. After her mother's untimely death when she was only 18 months old, Linda, her sister, and brother were reared by maternal aunts, Gladys and Hazel Whitehead, who predeceased her.
Linda graduated from Nacogdoches High School in 1965 and continued her education at Stephen F. Austin University where she earned B.S. and M.Ed. degrees.
A fifth generation Texas and native of Nacogdoches where she resided for 52 years, Linda moved to Houston, Texas in 1999. She continued her teaching career in Spring Branch ISD, where she was loved and admired by colleagues, students and their families. Her life in Houston was made richer by living closer to her sister, brother and their families, and by reconnecting with many close friends from her earlier days spent at Camp Mystic. After teaching for 20 years at Carpenter Elementary in Nacogdoches and in Houston, she retired in 2004 from Rummel Creek Elementary, Houston, which completed a dedicated 35-year teaching career. Linda enjoyed traveling with friends to many states in the US, Hawaii and Alaska, Europe, and the Holy Land.
Her joyful disposition, contagious laugh, and beautiful smile never wavered even as her health declined. A devoted and committed Christian from early childhood, Linda remained steadfast in her faith and lived out Christ's love for others.
In addition to her parents and beloved aunts, she is predeceased by her only brother, David Whitton, daughter-in-law, Marie Brueggemann Fischer and other close relatives.
Left to cherish her memory are her dearly loved only child, son Scott Fischer; treasured granddaughter, Aubrey Shae Fischer; sisters Darla Whitton Shirley (James), Marsha Whitton Welch (Van), Martha Whitton Hamilton (Jim); stepmother, Dorothy Whitton; nephews, nieces, great nephews and great nieces; and numerous cousins. Also her three dearest friends for over 60 years: Kathie Lamar, Phyllis Bentley, and Patricia Carey.
Linda was at the Treemont Nursing Center for the past two years. She passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be at Laird's Funeral Home, 2116 South Street, Nacogdoches, Texas, April 2, 2022. Interment will immediately follow the service at Sunset Memorial Cemetery, 5127 North Street, Nacogdoches.
Edited for length. Full obit may be obtained from Laird Funeral Home, Nacogdoches, Texas.
Linda graduated from Nacogdoches High School in 1965 and continued her education at Stephen F. Austin University where she earned B.S. and M.Ed. degrees.
A fifth generation Texas and native of Nacogdoches where she resided for 52 years, Linda moved to Houston, Texas in 1999. She continued her teaching career in Spring Branch ISD, where she was loved and admired by colleagues, students and their families. Her life in Houston was made richer by living closer to her sister, brother and their families, and by reconnecting with many close friends from her earlier days spent at Camp Mystic. After teaching for 20 years at Carpenter Elementary in Nacogdoches and in Houston, she retired in 2004 from Rummel Creek Elementary, Houston, which completed a dedicated 35-year teaching career. Linda enjoyed traveling with friends to many states in the US, Hawaii and Alaska, Europe, and the Holy Land.
Her joyful disposition, contagious laugh, and beautiful smile never wavered even as her health declined. A devoted and committed Christian from early childhood, Linda remained steadfast in her faith and lived out Christ's love for others.
In addition to her parents and beloved aunts, she is predeceased by her only brother, David Whitton, daughter-in-law, Marie Brueggemann Fischer and other close relatives.
Left to cherish her memory are her dearly loved only child, son Scott Fischer; treasured granddaughter, Aubrey Shae Fischer; sisters Darla Whitton Shirley (James), Marsha Whitton Welch (Van), Martha Whitton Hamilton (Jim); stepmother, Dorothy Whitton; nephews, nieces, great nephews and great nieces; and numerous cousins. Also her three dearest friends for over 60 years: Kathie Lamar, Phyllis Bentley, and Patricia Carey.
Linda was at the Treemont Nursing Center for the past two years. She passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be at Laird's Funeral Home, 2116 South Street, Nacogdoches, Texas, April 2, 2022. Interment will immediately follow the service at Sunset Memorial Cemetery, 5127 North Street, Nacogdoches.
Edited for length. Full obit may be obtained from Laird Funeral Home, Nacogdoches, Texas.
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