Linda Faye Wood-Lummus, 82, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, died Thursday, September 15, 2022 at St. Francis Medical Center.
She was born May 3, 1940, in Centerville, Texas, to Virgil Wood and Marie Stafford Durst.
She and James Robert Lummus were married October 6, 1962, at Centerville, Texas.
She was a graduate of Centerville High School in Texas and Sam Houston State University.
She was a customer service representative at Colonial Federal and a teacher in the Cape Girardeau Public School System.
She was an avid tennis player. She loved her grandkids and attending their sports activities.
She was a longtime member of Cape Bible Chapel.
Survivors include her husband, James Robert Lummus of Cape Girardeau; two sons, Lee (Tonya) Lummus of Jackson, Missouri and Lane (Danielle) Lummus of Hays, Kansas; seven grandchildren, Brennen Lee (Macey) Lummus, Savannah Brooke Lummus, Jeremy James Lummus, Brock Lummus, Maia Lummus, Lex Lummus and Sienna Lummus.
She was preceded in death by her mother; father; step-father, Joe Bailey Durst; and a brother, Jimmy Lyndon Wood.
Visitation will be 10:00 am to 12:00 pm on Monday, October 3, 2022, at Ford & Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau.
Funeral service will follow at 12:00 pm Monday, October 3, 2022, at Ford & Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau with the Rev. Ed Rothenberger officiating.
Burial will be at Fairmont Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.
Memorial contributions may be given to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Online condolences may be made at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.
Ford & Sons Funeral Home - Mt. Auburn is in charge of arrangements.