On Nov. 24, 2018, Linda Gail Johnson, 70, was called home to heaven where she became a beautiful angel. Linda passed away at Sharon Care Center after a long fight with chronic health issues, with her family by her side.
She was born to Newlyon Gordon Mathews and Edith Irene Howard May 9, 1948, in Argura, N.C. Her family moved to Lewis County in 1953, and Linda grew up in the Chehalis-Centralia area. She moved to Kodiak, Alaska, in 1974, where she married the love of her life, Donald Lee Johnson, May 31, 1975. They moved back to the Lewis County area in 1979, where they raised their children and lived the rest of their lives.
Linda was a devoted follower of Christ and loved being with her family. She loved attending concerts, doing crossword puzzles, bowling, bingo and everything life had to offer. Linda also loved being a homemaker; she enjoyed decorating cakes, canning and babysitting what seemed to be hundreds of children.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and daughter, Latisha Primrose.
Linda is survived by her son, Darren Lumbert; daughter, Rachelle (Stacy) Denham; and step-son, Richard (Sonja) Johnson. She was a very proud grandmother, who will be loved and missed by her grandchildren, Brandon Cagle, Brittany Asher, Ashley Lumbert, Austin Lumbert, Bryson Baird, Colby Breckel, Kendra Johnson and Brayden Lumbert. Linda will also be missed by her 20 great-grandchildren; and her sister, brothers, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Visitation will be open for family and friends from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, at Sticklin Funeral Chapel, 1437 S. Gold Street, Centralia. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at New Beginnings Church, 603 NW St. Helens Ave., Chehalis, with interment immediately following at Grand Mound Cemetery, 6300 183rd Ave. SW, Rochester. Services will conclude with a celebration of Linda’s life reception at Fords Prairie Grange, 2640 W. Reynolds Ave., Centralia.
