The FUNERAL for Linda will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 27, 2023 at Hill & Son Funeral Home, Appleton City, MO.

VISITATION will precede the service from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

The OFFICIANT will be Pastor David Hill.

MEMORIAL donations may be made to Heartland Hospice and left at the funeral home.

Linda Lou James was born on June 3, 1943, the daughter of Richard Marsh and Ruby Irene (Wetzel) Romdall.  She passed away peacefully at her home on April 23, 2023, age 79.  She grew up in the Montrose area, where she attended Montrose High School.

After completing her education, Linda worked as a waitress and secretary most of her life.   She enjoyed watching her children compete in rodeo and loved the horse shows.  Her favorite hobbies were gardening and raising flowers. Linda was known for her many beautiful flower beds and lush gardens. Linda was always an avid NASCAR fan, who cherished spending many white-knuckled afternoons watching her favorite driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. She will be missed by her family and friends.

Linda was preceded in death by her parents, Richard Marsh and Ruby Irene (Wetzel) Romdall; a Son-in-law, Jim Hilte; four siblings: Harold Park, Roger Romdall, Russell Romdall, Betty Cooper; and one still born son, Dwayne Allen Lewellen.

She is survived by her two children: Tammy Hilte and Tony (Paula) Lewellen; one sister, Mary Jane Locke; grandchildren: Cody Hilte (Lacy), Corey (Cisely) Hilte, Caitlin (Jake) Blakely, and Casey (Carter) Mitchell; great-grandchildren: Ellis and Asa Hilte, Flint and Silas Blakely, and Wyatt Jobe; along with many extended family and good friends.