Linda Sue

Boykin

With heavy hearts, the family of Linda Boykin announces the passing of our beloved Sister, Aunt, Cousin. Linda transitioned from this earthly life on Saturday, February 8th. Linda was born on April 17, 1953, to the late Jessie Mae Porter-Boykin and Rev. Leroy Boykin in Mobile, Alabama. Linda Sue Boykin was a native Mobilian and former resident of Houston, Texas, where she taught elementary education for 29 years in the Houston Independent School District. She was a proud graduate of Jarvis Christian College, Class of 1975, and Toulminville High School, Class of 1971.

She was preceded in death by brothers John Lee, Melvin, and Gary.

She leaves to cherish her memories brother Pastor Robert (Denise) Boykin of Mobile, Alabama; sisters Joyce Marie Taylor, Elaine Brown, Casandra Lovett, all of Mobile, Alabama, Joyce Hobdy of Eight Mile, Alabama, and LaShondra Robinson of Whistler, Alabama;  devoted friends Odessa Garmon, Sunday Harris, and Theresa Isedore; and a host of beloved nieces, nephews, and cherished family members.

Ms. Boykin will lie in state at Reese Funeral Home on Friday, February 21, 2025 from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM. The visitation will continue on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Blooming Grove Missionary Baptist Church from10:00 AM until the 11:00 AM funeral service. Interment will take place in the Whispering Pines Cemetery.