Linda Joyce Harkness, 69, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 6th at Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove. The family will receive friends from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon in Highland Park Cemetery, Kirksville, MO.
Linda was born August 10, 1948, in Kirksville, Missouri, the daughter of Lester Aidon and Wilma Maxine (Walters) Grissom. She attended school in a one-room school house / church in Troy Mills, just outside of Kirksville, and then later, lived in that same building. Linda worked as a Quality Inspector at Hollister’s in Kirksville for about 10 years, and then graduated from Northwest Missouri State University with a Bachelor’s Degree. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Bates City, MO.
Linda was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Gary Grissom. Her survivors include her husband, Charles of the home; one aunt, Hazel Grissom of Kirksville; and Charles’ family.
Arrangements: Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove, MO 816-690-4441