Linda Mae Christy

April 27, 1947 - January 10, 2022

Linda Mae Stephenson, 74, of Stigler, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 in Northeastern Health System in Tahlequah. She was born April 27,1947 in McCurtain, Oklahoma to Tobias & Helen (Luce) Christy. Linda loved many things such as gardening, crocheting, traveling, and most of all trying to straighten out her grandsons. She was a hard worker constantly on the move and a fierce lover of her family. She was a firm believer in Jesus Christ and and it was shown here daily by her actions helping people where she could. Countless lives were touched by her kindness, genuineness, and humor. Her smile and laugh could always brighten up a room. Arthur P. Stanley wrote, “That is what our sacrifice of ourselves should be—full of life. Not desponding, morbid, morose; not gloomy, chilly, forbidding; not languid, indolent, inactive; but full of life, warmth, and energy.” To know or even cross paths with Linda was to come into contact with someone who was full of life. The verse on her obituary was one she had written down and carried in her purse as she was a witness for the Lord. Linda was very much loved and will be missed beyond words Linda is survived by her daughter & son-in-law, Marlena & Chad Crase of Stigler; 3 grandsons, Cord & McKinlee Crase of Stigler, Cole Crase & Cale Crase of Stigler; 4 great grandchildren, Maddy, Luke, Lennon, Cash; a sister, Julia Hensley of McCurtain; nephews, Brian Christy, Thomas Christy Jr., Stephen Christy; step nieces, Misty Durham & Bonnie Mouse; step nephew, Michael Durham; a sister-in-law, Wanda Christy. Linda is preceded in death by her parents, Tobias & Helen Christy; a brother, Thomas Christy Sr. Funeral Service will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, January 13, 2022 in the R.E. Shearwood Memorial Chapel with Mr. Chad Crase officiating. Pallbearers include Cord Crase, Cole Crase, Cale Crase, Chase Prince, & Shantry Hilliard. Burial will follow in the Stigler Cemetery under the direction of King & Shearwood Funeral Home of Stigler.