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David Lee Linn
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David Lee Linn
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1961 The Roar
Carrollton High School
Carrollton, Dallas Co., Texas
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OBITUARY
 David Linn
August 15, 1943 — January 5, 2023
Oakland, Tennessee
David Linn,
age 79, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Barbara Linn,
departed this life peacefully with his family at his side, Thursday
evening, January 5, 2023.
David Linn was
born in Fort Worth, Texas on August 15, 1943 to William and Vera Linn
and grew up in the greater Dallas area. After graduating from Aurora
University in Aurora, IL, he joined the Air Force. David met his wife,
Barbara Carpenter Linn, while he was stationed at Port Austin Air Force
Station in Michigan.
David and
Barbara enjoyed military life and he served in Taiwan, Minnesota, New
York, Guam, Arizona, Thailand, Nebraska and Louisiana. David left the
Air Force in 1978 and began his career at Exxon Mobil where he was
assigned positions in Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas until retirement in
2000. He moved back to Tennessee in 2006 to be near his grandchildren.
David leaves
behind his loving wife of 54 years, Barbara, his children, Lori
Strickland (Norris) and Mark Linn (Eileen) and two granddaughters,
Jenna and Kate Strickland along with his sister, Patti Lee (Ken) and
his brother, Kenneth Linn (Marie).
In addition to his parents, David was preceded in death by his daughter, Nola Ann and his sister, Nola Kay.
Funeral
Services for Mr. Linn were held at 11 A.M. Friday, January 13, 2023 at
the Church with Father Jim Martel officiating. Interment with Military
Honors was at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Memphis.
David and
Barbara are members of St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church in
Somerville, Tennessee where they have many friends and where he did
volunteer work. He also volunteered at Fayette Cares. In lieu of
flowers, David would have appreciated any charitable gifts be made to
the Church he loved: St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church Building
Fund, 11710 Highway 64, Somerville, TN 38068 or the Fayette Cares
Organization: Fayette Cares, P.O. Box 326, Somerville, TN 38068.
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DAVID LEE LINN
CPT US AIR FORCE VIETNAM
AUG 15, 1943 - JAN 5, 2023
LOVING HUSBAND FATHER AND GRANDFATHER
West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
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