Katherine "Linda" ErLinda (Roybal) Parker

Katherine ErLinda (Linda) Parker - 88 years old

Born in Denver Colorado on September 25, 1937, to August T Roybal and Mary G Serna Ortega.  Died on March 23, 2026, in her home - Cowley WY

Linda lived in Denver until she was 5 years old and then moved to Casper.  The family stayed in Casper until they moved to Cody when she was 12 years old.   Linda worked from a young age to help the family by cooking dinner for the boys (Frank, Richard, Lee & Ernie) and watched them until her mom came home.  Later she started babysitting to earn some money. 

Linda met Leroy Parker in June 1956, they were married on September 28th, 1956, and both were 19 years old.

They lived in Billings because Leroy got a job at the sugar factory.   When the sugar factory campaign was over, they moved to Cody for a while, and she got a job working at a motel with her mother.  Later they moved to Lovell so Leroy could work at the Lovell sugar factory.  They went to live in California for about 2 years and then moved back to Cowley and bought a house in town.  

After three years being married, they had their baby James Leroy Jr (Jimmie), then 5 years later Richard, and John 5 ½ years later. 

They bought the service station (Roy’s Service) in Cowley.  Linda helped get parts for Leroy and she did the bookkeeping. When Jim got sick Leroy went to work in construction, and she ran the service station.   After they sold the station, she got a job at the Cowley post office working mostly on Saturdays.  She also helped at the Byron & Ralston Post offices.   She really liked the Cowley post office the best.

She worked cleaning houses and liked meeting new people.  Linda loved all the people she worked for and loved doing service jobs.   Linda was an election judge for nearly 50 years.   She also worked at the Husky service station in Lovell and later at the Cowley Merc.

Linda joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1957.  She had lots of jobs in Primary, Relief Society, and the library which she also loved.   Linda liked helping with the funerals but was sad when her friends passed away.

Linda loved her children, grandchildren, and her great grandchildren. 

Linda really liked to do jigsaw puzzles, read books, she was also a painter and liked to thrift shop.   She loved flowers and pink carnations were her favorite.

Linda is proceeded in death by her parents Mary & August Roybal, husband LeRoy Parker, brothers Herman, Richard and Frank. Survived by Sister Loretta Landers, Brothers Lee Roybal & Ernie Roybal, Sons James LeRoy Parker, Jr, Richard Wayne Parker (Toni Parker), John Lee Parker (Gail Parker), Grandsons Joseph Parker (Justine Parker), Matthew Parker (Bre Parker) & Aaron Parker, Granddaughter Jennifer Hendrickson (Isaac Hendrickson), Great grandchildren, Emma Parker, Mason Parker, Dalila Parker, Journee Parker, Cirella Parker, Savanna Hendrickson, Leroy Hendrickson & Fable Parker

Services were on March 28th at the Cowley LDS church, with interment at the Cowley cemetery.

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