Linda Kay Carter

February 15, 1949 - March 18, 2018

Linda Kay Carter, age 69 of Mattoon, IL passed away at 2:08 P.M., Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Douglas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mattoon, IL. Funeral services will be held at a later date. Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Linda was born February 15, 1949 in Mattoon, IL the daughter of Dallas and Verna (Alshire) Brown. She is survived by one daughter, Patricia Jones of Holden, MO; four sisters, Connie Smith and husband Larry of Mattoon, IL, Lucy Stone of Trilla, IL, Peggy Donham of Terre Haute, IN, Nancy James of Mattoon, IL; one brother, Ronald E. Brown and wife Connie of Greenup, IL; three grandchildren, Corbin, Curtis and Christopher Guffey of Holden, MO; and two great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents. Linda honorably served our country in the Army. She loved gardening, canning vegetables, fishing and going to flea markets. She loved her family and they will miss her greatly. Please visit www.mitchell-jerdan.com or www.facebook.com/mitchelljerdanfuneralhome to share a memory with the family.