Linda L. (Hamilton) Carie aged 78, born in southeast Michigan and a resident of Dunellon FL, passed from this world on April 10th, 2019. She is survived by her loving family, daughter Cynthia Ann Stahl Barcome, son-in-law Jeffrey Barcome Grandson Aiden Barcome, her brothers Jack M. Hamilton (Patti), Eugene Hamilton (Joann) as well as many nieces and nephews. She was the beloved wife of Buddy E. Carie, the cherished daughter of Jack E. and Alvinia O. (Quashnie) Hamilton, and sister to Betty J. Morgan (Gordon) and Deloris Mahon (Ralph) who preceded her in death.
My mom was a dreamer and a romantic. She loved to go dancing, sang sad and silly songs, sent me feathers, stones, pressed flowers, and exotic seeds from her RV adventures around the country with her beloved husband, Bud. She loved Arizona, especially Mesa Verde, and Sedona. She was an avid gardener, wrote poems, loved the “lacy green boughs of spring”, and she won an honorable mention from World of Poetry for her poem, Sedona.
When I was little my mom made bubbly "magic potion" with vinegar and baking soda, and wasn’t afraid to take out her false teeth to play Witchy Poo for my friends. She made the coolest clothes, beautiful jewelry, and the yummiest strawberry jam. We played board games, picked wild asparagus, made cookies, and polished rocks. She was a great mom for a little kid to have, she was both goofy and fun!
Mom was a proud nurse who graduated second in her class when studying as a Licenced Practical Nurse. She cared for the disabled, the elderly, and the mentally ill with great compassion. She took care of wounded animals, made food for our neighbor, a little old man who was rumored to be eating cat food, and took care that friends in need had enough. She adopted stray animals, cared for orphaned and wounded wildlife, raised prize winning cichlids, was an avid gardener, and a superb cook and baker.
She could knit, crochet, make doilies, do needlework, and made her own patterns to sew anything. She even won first place in Michigan at the Mecosta County Fair for her Swedish embroidery. She could butcher a deer, make wine, preserve food, build and fix things, and even rebuilt a carburetor on our kitchen floor!
My mother was meticulous in everything she did, was always prepared, and would want to be remembered as a benevolent person and a hard worker.
I endeavor to carry the best of who she was within me. I will love and miss all of the good about her and will cherish those happy memories above all others. May she rest in infinite peace.
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