Pell City – Linda New Mickle passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Raised in Tuscaloosa, AL, she attended the University of Alabama in where she earned a degree in journalism. She was a member of Delta Zeta sorority. While at the university, she met her husband J.W. Mickle (Woodie). Together they, with their three children, lived in many communities across the country where they met numerous friends they still hold dear.
Linda was preceded in death by her parents, Bryant and Eppie New of Tuscaloosa. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Woodie; their children, Ashley Preston (Matt) of Brentwood, TN, Jay Mickle (Beth) of Louisville, KY, and David Mickle (Amie Prichard) of San Francisco, CA; grandchildren, Sarah, Emily, and Jacob Preston.
In addition to managing her household, she was a writer and editor of the International Map Trade Association News Letter. She enjoyed traveling, reading, bridge, gardening, and boating. As a daughter, wife, mother, grandmother-she excelled. She will be missed by her family, and all those that knew her.
Memorial service will be held at her final resting place at Spring Hill Cemetery in Mobile, AL.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) at 322 Eighth Avenue, 16th Floor New York, NY 10001, or their web address https://alzfdn.org/support-us/donate/
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