There is no words to describe how sad and brokenhearted I am that you are gone  Aunt Linda. Thank you so much for always being here for me, passing no judgement when I made mistakes and always loving me unconditionally. Thank you so much for being excited about my kids and grandkids and wanting to know everything about them and loving them too. I love you so much and I'm going to miss you. You have ben an amazing aunt with a big, beautiful heart. Thank you for all the fun times in Grand Junction when we would come to visit. Always making your home our home. We all looked forward to going there and spending time with you. Always good meals and  lots of laughter. I will always cherish these memories in my heart. Love you always, Deana.

To my amazing Aunt Linda. Your Wyo family will miss you dearly. Christmas and summer visits to see you left long lasting, happy memories. I'll always remember how feisty, and strong you were. By far the most hilarious woman I've ever met. Memories of joking around and laughing will be cherished forever. In the end we didn't get to see you as often as I would have liked. But the time spent will always be happy, fun, and forever lasting. We lost an amazing woman, and I'll never forget. 

To my  sister-in-law, who became  my sister Linda ,and I, brother Jack. We shared fun stories, laughter, and love yous. We shared a grave concern, and understanding of our commonality, emphysema. MISS YOU and LOVE YOU Jack 

Aunt Linda, Great Aunt Linda, and Great Great Aunt Linda you are so precious and dearly loved. Your nieces , Deana, Michelle, and Jennifer, who grew up with you, held you dear to their hearts. Another generation cherish you, and their Grand Junction visits. Justin and Ashley, Cody too young to go. Yet another generation of nieces and nephews with Christopher, Hannah, Lilly, and Jackson, who knew all about their fun, loving Aunt. Ever loved and greatly missed. LOVE YOU 

Pictures shared detailed accounts, allowing her to visualize and transcend distance so that her WY and CO family became a part of her everyday life. It brought brightness, joy and a smile to her day. Baby Jackson was a great hit, babies are special! I loved her pictures and antecedents so I could hold dear my distant family. Virginia Beach outings, special occasions. Laura, I saw a closeup of your injured hand. Glenn, that was an impressive sunburn. We used our imaginations, ingenuity, to create silly stories and sayings. We laughed together, laughter is the best medicine. We researched everyday mundane topics and uncovered unknown facts. Do you know all the reasons animals and humans yawn? We did. It was fun! At some point in calling we'd have a silly exchange. "Who is this?" " It's me, oh this is me is that you?" "You've reached the Nollett residence, this is it." I was it, but she thought that was a little mean sounding. Maybe you'd have had to have been part of the fun to understand. But out of that emerged our terms of endearment, she was Me Me... I was Ce Ce...

     She found a remarkable love and companionship in her life. They shared laughter, singing and playing kazoos together. Dining, movies, parties at the officers club, interesting places to see, fishing, walks together gave enjoyment to their lives. Love and affection within another family brought pleasure to her life. She was devastated when Lou passed away. Love was gone, replaced by a gaping hole in her life. Thank you Kathy and Jim, for your continued love for her. She was my best friend. Just the two of us, remember that song? We shared a childhood, Mom and Dad, we held them dearly, those memories. We talked every evening at 7. Our thoughts, minds clicked, as we talked, sharing our lives and feelings. I loved listening to the stories of past places seen, and interesting funny incidents experienced along the way. She could wright a fabulous book, and had the talent to do so. 

 I was given a chance to provide encouragement and hope.But most importantly for us to say,I love you very, very much, me me.I love you very,very much,ce ce. I d tell her, I was right there with her.Didn t she feel the indention along her bed? It s me ! She d laugh. My prayers have gone out for her,over the years.One, several years ago, that she d be able to retire.Still remember the day she called,saying God had answered the prayer.Downsizing had eliminated her job.She wasn t sure I should pray for her anymore.Then she laughed. You know the saying ,I can t be me without you? It was profound to us.Painful to me, now.I miss my me me! STILL, she s really not gone.I feel her presense within my heart.We can talk heart to heart and, so the daily talks will endure.Prayer is powerful.Daily it was for God s LOVE and PRSENSE be with her, every day of her life s journey   .And so it was, even to the end, God at her side and holding her in His arms.Now  a new beginning, ever with God, in a world of LOVE,PEACE without pain or sorrow A JOYFUL reunion with loved ones.ALWAYS IN MY HEART ME ME I LOVE YOU                                                                                                                              

LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY SISTER                                                                                                             What makes a person?   HEART,MIND, and SOUL    So we pay tribute to her INTELLIGENCE. Life happens,she only completed the 10th grade,but not a setback to an acheiver to be admired.As circumstances allowed,she got her GED at 30 .No studying needed,she ACED that test!  She obtained a degree in accounting years later. Natural intelligence and DETERMINATION,have no boundaries.What an INSPIRATION! Recently I learned that our great great grandfather, JOHN QUINCEY ADAMS,had an IQ of 175 We indeed know who inherited those brains John Quincy Adams Jr alias Linda Eppse WOW                 Adding more to intellect,to include cleverness and quick wit,her sense of humor made us all laugh.We all know that trait came from Dad, and from Mom a perceptive quick wit.  HEART Hers was enormous.GENEROUSLY helping others and GIVING gifts and money to say I love you,I care.When money ran out thats what credit cards were for. Mercy,mercy some of those card balances.Dad would have cringed.Remember a half a napkin at dinner time? But she worked hard to pay them off, knowing it wasn t free.Working hard is an understatement.Can anyone imagine being the featured female coal miner on the cover of a Wyoming energy magazine? INCREDIBLE and so she was. Her HEART was full of LOVE,CAMPASSION,and EMPATHY, no judgement.We know it as UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.All the family felt it s warmth;, as it impacted their lives.She provided a home of refuge and changed the course of lives to a more positive happier place..Her life s passion, to make a difference.She  succeeded.HEART and SOUL go hand in hand, and her soul, her essence,was as BEAUTIFUL as her HEART.        
     In the hospital,she laughed that an ICU nurse,had a message from her ce ce.Most calls were brief, but still I saw her wit and sence of humor emerge.Sometimes, she just wanted to hear my voice, as I hers.I was 

I always enjoyed going fishing and camping with my Aunt Linda she was the best Aunt I going to miss her always love you Aunt Linda ❤️

I’m Linda’s Nice I love her so very much she was very special to me she was beautiful outside and inside she could light up room. Her favorite holiday season was Christmas time decorating Christmas tree she enjoyed to with her family. She will be dearly miss by everyone that knew her. Love you always Jennifer ❤️

OBITUARY

Linda Joyce Eppse

January 13, 1947 – November 15, 2021

Whitten Monelison Chapel

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