Linda Phearse was born on November 14, 1949 in Dallas, TX to the late Fred and Margaret Neroes. After graduating from Lincoln High School, she attended Houston Tillotson University where she met and later married Bruce Phearse. To this union, two children were born. She is survived by her daughter Raquel Phearse Shepherd, her son Brandon Phearse, her daughter in-law Risa Vinton Phearse, her son in-law Charles Shepherd, two grandchildren, and 6 sisters, June Flowers, Gloria Black, Shelia Feathers, Daphne Borders, Marsha Ford, and Shara Watkins, and a host of nieces and nephews.