Linda Faye Yellow Boy

Linda Faye (Johnson) Yellow Boy, 66, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at North Colorado Medical Center. Linda was born on June 28, 1947 in Britton, South Dakota to Alfred E. and Lydia (Schnable) Johnson.

Linda was raised and educated in Britton. She graduated from Britton High School. She then went to beauty school in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Linda was raised in the Lutheran faith and was later baptized and a member of a Baptist church in South Dakota.

Linda and her family moved to Rapid City, South Dakota, before moving to Kersey in 1992. She started working at Plastic Arts Products of Colorado in Greeley until 2008. She then cared for her grandchildren. She loved to play Bingo. Above all was her love for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Linda is survived by two daughters, Sherry Wright (Ron) and Karla Margheim (Joseph) all of Greeley; three sons, Ricky Thomas (Nancy) of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota and Troy Thomas (Rachel) and Christopher Yellow Boy (Samantha) all of Evans; step-mother, Lorena Johnson of Britton; five sisters, Nettie Lehr of Wishek, North Dakota, Carmen Tisher (Jim), Carol Anderson (Bruce) and Nancy Furman (Lonnie) all of Britton and Gail McAllister (Pat) of Hood River, Oregon; seven grandchildren, Michael Danson, Mariah Margheim, Paige Margheim, Chase Margheim, Troy Sperry, Ricky Thomas, Jr. and a grandchild due in April of 2014 and one great-grandson, Ty Michael Danson.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Mary Ann McGuill and a brother, Bill Johnson.

Celebration of Life will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 27, 2013 at Stoddard Funeral Home.

Please visit www.stoddardsunset.com to sign online guestbook.