Linda Marie, daughter of Georgia Rose (Munson) and Charles Lloyd Armantrout, was born July 31, 1950 in Alva, Okla. She met Jesus her savior face to face on the morning of April 11 at the age of 67.
Family visitation was 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 13, at Wharton Funeral Chapel in Alva, Okla., with funeral service at 1:30 p.m. at Hopeton Wesleyan Church in Hopeton, Okla., Rev. M. L. Hadsell, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow at Freedom Cemetery.
Linda was raised on the farm in Freedom, Okla., and was proud to be a Freedom Eagle. Upon graduation with the class of 1968, Linda, wearing #14, held and still holds the record for the most points scored in a basketball game.
After high school, Linda attended NWOSU. Though she never completed a degree, the work ethic she learned on the farm earned respect from many who worked alongside her, from Ron Jessup’s Service Station, to Panhandle Eastern Pipeline, to her service to families through home healthcare for the elderly. Apart from this hard work, she took the most pride and joy in raising her two daughters, Shannon Deanne and Sammi Marie.
Linda’s love for people, life and sports carried her from Alva to Texas, where she followed her daughters, and most recently back to Alva, because she always considered Freedom her home.
If Linda could speak today, she would say that her greatest accomplishment was giving her life to Jesus at church camp with her best friend Nancy (Craig) Glennie. She was baptized in the First Christian Church of Freedom, attended Oak Street Baptist Church of Graham, and her current church home is Hopeton Church.
On this day, Linda rejoices in Heaven with her parents, grandparents and many other precious friends and family.
She awaits the arrival of her two daughters, Shannon Deanne, her fiance, Wade Althouse, and children, Tegan and Isaac, her daughter Sammi Marie and husband, Rob, her big brother, Chuck and wife Luty, her baby sister, Earlene, and husband, Matt, and many other family and those she considered family.
In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to a place she volunteered – Patsy’s House or Children’s Advocacy Center– through Wharton Funeral Chapel LLC, Alva, Oklahoma.
Condolences may be made online at whartonfuneralchapel.com