Linda Mae Silkworth, 76, of Battle Creek passed away on Sunday morning, October 13, 2024. Linda was born in Battle Creek on March 4, 1948, the daughter of Anthony P and Wanda J (Bretz) Brown. Linda graduated from Battle Creek Central High School. She was a stay-at-home mom, and after her kids were all grown, she ran an in-home daycare.
Linda married her high school, sweetheart, Cyrus “Pete” Silkworth in Battle Creek on November 26, 1966. She is survived by their five children, Peter Silkworth, David (Tanya) Silkworth, Steven Silkworth, Jeannie Silkworth, MaryLynn (Mike) Shepard; two siblings, Janet Clemens and Betsy (Richard) Sampson; 14 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren in addition to many, many more that thought of her as “Grammy Linda” and special friend Kay Butler. Linda was proceeded in death by her husband Pete; her parents; her sister, Nancy Taylor; and her granddaughter Katie Butler.
Linda loved cooking, baking, crocheting, Detroit Tigers baseball, Detroit Lions football, spending time with family, and kids. When they realized they needed help raising their special-needs daughter, they moved her into a foster home which they adopted into their own family. Overall, she just loved being Grammy Linda to anyone and everyone.
If anybody needed caretaking done, it was Grammy Linda to the rescue.
Linda’s family will receive friends for visitation Sunday, October 20, 2024 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Farley Estes Dowdle Funeral Home with a Rosary service at 2:00 p.m. A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Philip Catholic Church on Monday, October 21, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. The Mass will be recorded and may be viewed at https://vimeo.com/1021802178. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Linda’s memory may be made to Butler Family Care (456 E. Sunset Blvd. Battle Creek, MI 49017). Personal messages for her family may be shared at www.farleyestesdowdle.com.
Sunday, October 20, 2024
2:00 - 6:00 pm (Eastern time)
Farley Estes Dowdle Funeral Cremation Preneed Care
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Starts at 2:00 pm (Eastern time)
Farley Estes Dowdle Funeral Cremation Preneed Care
Monday, October 21, 2024
Starts at 11:00 am (Eastern time)
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