Linda Marie Phelps-Noseworthy

Linda Marie Phelps-Noseworthy, passed peacefully on April 26, 2017 as she was comforted by her loving family. We will remember Linda as an animal lover, lover of travel, comedienne, volunteer, beach-goer, and “social butterfly.” Linda touched many lives and had many important roles on Earth: Christian, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, niece, friend, coworker, and fantastic cook! She touched each life with love and compassion combined with a heavy dose of laughter and fun. The characteristics we will remember the most about Linda are her outgoing personality, her confidence, her beautiful smile, and compassion toward others. Linda loved to knit beanie caps for the babies born at a nearby hospital. Tirelessly, she would knit and knit, so that she could warm as many babies as she could. She loved to meet new people, because we all know that Linda never met a stranger. Putting her social and entrepreneurial skills to use, she sold Avon (which she loved!), worked in sales, but worked most of her life as a dental assistant. She was wonderful at calming patients who were afraid. As she progressed to the front office and handled the insurance, she was top-notch at her job. She worked hard, maintained her integrity, and didn’t forget to have fun everywhere she worked. As an amputee herself, Linda volunteered to help other amputees overcome the fears and anger of their plight. She took this seriously, as she knew she was molding a new attitude that these people would carry the rest of their lives. She was an excellent role model as an amputee because she never let it slow her down. She lived life to the fullest, no matter what. Linda loved the beach. Visions of surf, sand, and seashells put her in her “happy place.” As a graduate of Venice High School, she worked for the school newspaper, had a short modeling career in her teens, but she spent as much time as possible at the beach. Linda is survived by her husband Richard Noseworthy of Willis, TX; son Jeffrey Heath and wife Jennifer of Huntsville, TX; son Jon Heath and wife Elizabeth of Sarasota, FL; daughter Kristin Starcher and husband Jason of Pueblo, Co; sister Michelle Bacon of Magnolia, TX; granddaughters Madelyn Heath, Emily Heath, and Makyra Starcher; grandsons Benjamin Heath and Bryan Starcher; niece Micayla Bacon; and nephew Drew Bacon III. Linda is preceded in death by her parents Eleanor Phelps Davis and James E. Phelps; her brother James D. Phelps; grandparents Martha and George Alker and Edna and Henry Phelps. A celebration of Linda’s life will be held at Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home in Willis on May 20th at 4:00 pm. Flowers are welcome, or a donation to the Diabetes Foundation.

Linda Marie Phelps-Noseworthy

November 8, 1950 - April 26, 2017