Linda Carol McCammon

Linda Carol McCammon, 73, one of Smithville’s devoted natives passed away Friday, June 15, 2018, after a short illness. Linda was born May 15, 1945 to Harold Young McCammon and Verna Imogene Hill (McCammon) Glass. Her professional career began with First National Bank in Bloomington, The Herald-Times Newspaper, Moon Freight, and Indiana University: English Department, LAMP, and Office of Women’s Affairs where she enjoyed being the editor of the “Minority Report” and organizing the annual Conference for Women of IU, shortly after her retirement from IU she became a member of the Smithville Area Association Board as secretary and editor of the “The New Smithville News” a newsletter that is issued monthly. After the death of her mother, Jean Glass, she became Smithville’s historian (along with aunt Rosemary Wisley). She was also the secretary of the Smithville High School Alumni Association. Linda was taught at a very young age to be a seamstress by her paternal grandmother using the prized “Singer” sewing machine. For many years she was a member of the Smithville’s 4-H Club Sunshine Sues and each year she entered and modelled her handmade garment at the Monroe County Fair. Becoming so accomplished, she became the seamstress of choice for many weddings for family & friends, her creations included the wedding gown, exquisite bride veils, bridesmaid and flower girls. Other ensembles ranged from prom gowns, costumes, clothes her children and other relatives during the “polyester leisure suit” fad of the 70s she also made a few such suits for the men of the family. Linda was a member of Smithville Christian Church, she loved IU Basketball and the NBA, having lunch with “The girls of 63” in recent years became a special friendship outing of classmates that attended Smithville from grade 1 through 12. Linda loved making special attire and sometimes costumes for her granddaughter Addison, for her daughter Angela special aprons and dresses a needed “teaching tool” for her classroom. Last fall she posted in the Smithville news the costume for her son Chad for Halloween a fancy “gunslinger” of the old west but the costume was a formal attire. Linda is survived by her children; Chad Robert Richardson and Angela Lynn (Richardson) Mayle (Brent), the light of her life granddaughter Addison Lynn Mayle, Step Father Kenneth Glass, Sister Rosalind (McCammon) Gerstman (Dan), and nieces Anita Lynn (Bastin) Bohn (Chris), and great – niece Ava Jane Bohn, step-sister Judith (Glass) Hinnefield (Jerry), nieces Ashley Hinnefeid and Alyssa (Hinnefield) Dunn (Michael), aunt Rosemary (Hill) Wisley and dog companion BG, and several cousins in Bloomington and Kokomo. She was preceded in death by both parents, sister Tamara Kay (McCammon) Sharp and neice Suzie Lynn Sharp, uncle James L. Hill wife Lois, Lew E. Hill wife Betty. A funeral service will be held at 11:00am Tuesday June 19, 2018 at the Allen Funeral Home 4155 S. Old St Rd 37, with Pastor Steve Von Bokern officiating. Burial will follow at Smithville Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00pm to 8:00pm Monday, June 18, 2018 and Tuesday, from 10:00am until service time at the funeral home. You are invited to share a memory or leave an online condolence to the family at www.allencares.com.

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Linda Carol McCammon

May 15, 1945 - June 15, 2018