On Friday, September 15, 2023, Linda Sue Kline (Dancy) was reunited with her father, Daughton Dancy, mother, Wilma Cole, sister, Louann, and her son, Clinton Kline.

From her green pastures she will watch over her son and his family: Ryan Kline, wife Jessica and daughters Madeleine (Maddy) and Matilda (Maia). She will continue to adore her daughter and her family: Kimberly Kline, fiancé Jeremy Snyder and son Sam Cubberley. And, as she plays with her beloved pug Free in Heaven, she will tease and comfort her beloved min-pin, Serenity. And certainly, Linda will remain a faithful presence in the lives of her many siblings: Gary, Roger, Rene, Della, Debbie, Judy, Michael, and Tom.

Linda was born to humble circumstances on Tuesday, March 13, 1951, in Fairdale, West Virginia, one of her mother’s five children. Her mother passed away while Linda was still young. And though she was robbed of the joy of knowing her own mother, she proudly displayed a portrait of Wilma in a prominent position in her home. After Wilma passed, Daughton remarried and would go on to have five more children, blessing Linda with more of what she loved most, family. They, too, would lose their mother at a very young age.

In January 1970, Linda enlisted into the U.S. Air Force. It was the proudest moment of her life to that point…and the first time she enjoyed regular acess to an indoor toilet! She served faithfully with the Chapel while stationed at Torrejon Air Force Base, Spain. She loved it!  While in Spain, her first child, Clinton Kline, was born and unexpectedly passed away only six months later from pneumonia.  She was honorably discharged in December 1972, and moved to Tucson, Arizona to work for the Sheriff’s department.  

A year later she moved to rural northern Michigan, to a small town called Kingsley. There she invited two new members into her family: son, Ryan Kline, born in April 1975, and daughter, Kimberly Kline, born April 1978. She loved them both dearly…despite their many mishaps and mistakes. And they, in time, became endeared with her strict disciplines and humble preferences.

As a fastidious organizer, Linda was well suited as a bookkeeper, a profession she kept for almost 50 years! Her children still recall the click-clacking and printing of her adding machine. She worked for various small companies, mostly in retail automotive parts. They found her quite indispensable; only losing her when she moved away, or they had closed down.

Linda was also a voracious reader and a logophile. She loved playing Scrabble…though had a hard time finding people to play with her for their fear of a staggering defeat. She also enjoyed playing bingo and cards – whether rummy, euchre, or penny poker – and would while away hours with family and friends.

Linda lived in rural West Virginia; Chicago, Illinois; Madrid, Spain; Tucson, Arizona; Kinglsey, Michigan, and finally, Louisville, Kentucky. Of all of these, she loved the places where she could be close with her family…and Spain, she loved Spain.

Linda was ever faithful to her family and to her Lord Jesus Christ. She kept to herself when she wasn’t keeping family connected. She wasn’t one to ask for help though she was always willing to help another.

“God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.” – Matthew 5:5

We will cover Linda with love during her memorial service to be held on September 30, 2023 @ 1PM EST at Leiters Ford Cemetery in Rochester, Indiana. The Good Family Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.