Linda Carol Davidson, 79, of Greenville, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at her residence. Linda fought with all her heart against a rare form of bile duct cancer.
Funeral services will be 11 A.M., Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Coker-Mathews Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Vaughn officiating. Visitation will be 10 A.M. until service time. Burial will be in Etter Lake Cemetery.
Mrs. Davidson was born in Florence Night-n-gale Wing, Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Texas to Martin Talmadge “M.T.” Barker, Jr. and Millie Lou Pickle Barker. She married Carl Davidson on May 1, 1981. She was a member of Vansickle Baptist Church. Linda was the 1st licensed lady water well drilling contractor and driller in the state of Oregon. Her oldest son, Ken, made history getting their well drilling license testing on the same day, furthering the long-standing Central Oregon business “H204U”. Linda was a banker and worked herself up to bank President of U.S. Bank of Corvallis, Oregon.
Her father worked for Proctor and Gamble in Dallas until retirement in 1978. When Linda was 6 years old, her mother and father opened “Barkers Hardware and Variety” of Dallas, Texas. She learned as young girl to thread pipe to selling yard goods. During the holidays she made all the bows along with wrapping presents.
She had a lifelong love and relationship with Our Lord and Savior, accepting Christ as her Savior at 7 years old. In school she was a Majorette at SS Conner and Pleasant Grove High School. Linda enjoyed crafts, meeting people and sharing the Lord in every way.
She is survived by her loving husband of more than 40 wonderful years, Carl Philip Davidson of Greenville; sons, Kenneth Lynn Carroll of Greenville, Michael Shane Davidson of Florida and Neal Martin Davidson of Ohio; daughters, Carla Ann Collins of San Antonio and Shelley Lee Marready of George West, Texas.
Pallbearers will be Lee Ragsdale, Scott Ragsdale, Bryan Ragsdale, Neil Ragsdale, Tim Mackey, David Dillon and Mike Malone.