Linda Ross Butler, 1941–2001 (aged 60 years)

Name
Linda Ross /Butler/
Birth
Death of a paternal grandfather
Burial of a paternal grandfather
Birth of a sister
Marriage
Death of a maternal grandfather
Birth of a son
Education
Memphis City School System, Memphis, Shelby Co. TN
June 1958
Birth of a son
Baptism of a son
Birth of a daughter
Birth of a daughter
Marriage
Occupation
Holiday Inns, Memphis, Shelby Co. TN
between 1966 and 1981
Death of a sister
Death of a paternal grandmother
Death of a maternal grandmother
Marriage of a son
Marriage of a son
Marriage of a daughter
Marriage of a daughter
Marriage of a son
Marriage of a son
Marriage of a daughter
Occupation
Church Secretary, United Methodist, Florence, Lauderdale Co. AL
between 1989 and 1992
Death of a husband
Occupation
Tax preparer, Florence, Lauderdale Co. AL
between 1993 and 1998
Death of a husband
Burial of a husband
Education
Florence, Lauderdale Co. AL
1998
Residence
Death of a father
Burial of a father
Cause of death
heart disease
Death
Burial
March 31, 2001 (5 days after death)
Religion
Highland Heights Methodist Church, Memphis, Shelby Co. TN
Family with parents
father
1909–1999
Birth: October 13, 1909 23 22 — Bells, Crockett Co. TN
Death: January 8, 1999 — Memphis, Shelby Co. TN
mother
1913–2008
Birth: June 24, 1913 36 31 — Deal, Maryland
Death: December 31, 2008 — At home, Memphis, Shelby Co. TN
Marriage Marriage — October 23, 1934 — Baltimore, Baltimore Co. MD
14 months
elder sister
1935–1968
Birth: December 27, 1935 26 22 — Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co. MD
Death: January 15, 1968 — League City, TX
3 years
elder sister
1938–
Birth: December 12, 1938 29 25 — Memphis, Shelby Co. TN
2 years
herself
1941–2001
Birth: January 23, 1941 31 27 — Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co. MD
Death: March 26, 2001 — Memphis, Shelby Co. TN
16 years
younger sister
1956–
Birth: September 27, 1956 46 43 — Memphis, Shelby Co. TN
Family with Coley Bowie Parker Jr.
husband
1940–1992
Birth: January 14, 1940 25 22 — Nashville, Davidson Co. TN
Death: November 11, 1992 — Peoria, AZ
herself
1941–2001
Birth: January 23, 1941 31 27 — Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co. MD
Death: March 26, 2001 — Memphis, Shelby Co. TN
Marriage Marriage — April 20, 1957 — Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS
10 months
son
1958–
Birth: February 13, 1958 18 17 — Memphis, Shelby Co. TN
18 months
son
1959–
Birth: August 6, 1959 19 18 — South Carolina
14 months
daughter
1960–
Birth: October 3, 1960 20 19 — Memphis, Shelby Co. TN
2 years
daughter
1963–
Birth: January 13, 1963 22 21 — Memphis, Shelby Co. TN
Family with Alvin Eugene Collins
husband
1941–1997
Birth: March 21, 1941 37 27
Death: July 17, 1997 — Florence, Lauderdale Co. AL
herself
1941–2001
Birth: January 23, 1941 31 27 — Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co. MD
Death: March 26, 2001 — Memphis, Shelby Co. TN
Marriage Marriage — December 31, 1964 — Memphis, Shelby Co. TN
Coley Bowie Parker Jr. + Minnie Fay ?
husband
1940–1992
Birth: January 14, 1940 25 22 — Nashville, Davidson Co. TN
Death: November 11, 1992 — Peoria, AZ
husband’s partner
Shared note

The Memphis Commercial Appeal, 29 Mar 2001, Page B4, col. 1-2

Linda Butler Collins, 60, of Bartlett, homemaker and former employee of Holiday Inn, died of heart disease Wednesday [28 Mar 2001] in Bartlett. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Highland Heights United Methodist Church where she was a member. Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel has charge. Mrs. Collins, the widow of Alvin Eugene Collins, leaves two daughters, Linda Parker Hanks of Bartlett and Carolyn Parker Jordan of Columbus, Ohio; two sons, Steven Ross Parker of Castalian Springs, Tenn., and Billy Parker of Bartlett; her mother, Mildred Mason Butler of Memphis; two sisters, Anne Butler Burr of Winneconne, Wis., and Susan Butler Swope of Memphis, and three grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Highland Heights United Methodist Church or a charity of the donor's choice.

Linda Butler Collins was cremated. Her ashes were scattered in the Tennessee River, Florence, Lauderdale Co. AL.

Sources: Dorothy Marr Roberson, Carolyn Parker Jordan.