Linda Eyre
Linda Eyre, 80, of the Mowrystown community, passed away Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 at her home, surrounded by her family.
She was born June 3, 1943 in Hillsboro, the daughter the late of J. Harold and Florence (Fawley) Kelley.
On July 3, 1961, she married her one true love Chester Eyre in Danville, Ind. He passed away Feb. 16, 2017.
Linda was a farm wife her entire time with Chester. She was out there every day right beside her husband. She would rake the hay, disc the fields, set tobacco, haul manure — you name it, she was right out there helping.
Their biggest passion was selling hundreds of 4-H pigs every year to kids at numerous county fairs in Ohio. They would follow those kids and attend each fair and help them throughout the summer. Those kids would come back year after year. It was one thing that brought them so much joy.
One thing Linda was really known for was her cooking. Chester never had trouble getting farm help when they knew Linda was cooking, and she would never let anyone leave without a home-cooked meal. Almost every one of those kids said they would have worked for free just to have Linda's cooking.
Her grandkids, Amberley and Justin, Regan and Chad and her great-grandkids, Luke, Penelope and angel baby Morgan were her life. She would always grin with pride every time she talked about them. She always worried about everyone else before herself. That's just the kind of person she was.
She is survived by her daughter, Jill Eyre of Sardinia; two granddaughters, Amberley (Justin) Stacy of Decatur and Regan (Chad) Florea of Blanchester; two great-grandchildren, Luke and Penelope; sister, Beverly (Henry) Igo of Xenia, Ohio; two sisters-in-law, Lucille Eyre of Belfast and Verna Burnett of Hamilton; her very best friend since grade school, Mary Jane (Tom) Stevens of Hillsboro; her fur baby, Sugar; and many nieces, nephews and very special friends.
Along with her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her great-grandson, Morgan Florea.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 at 11 a.m. at Mowrystown Church of Christ, 28 W. Main St., Mowrystown, with Pastor Chris Gobin officiating. Interment will follow in the Mowrystown Cemetery.
Friends will be received Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023 from 4-7 p.m. at the church.
Edgington Funeral Home, Mowrystown is serving the family.
Contributions may be made to the Hospice of Hope, 215 Hughes Blvd., Mt. Orab, Ohio 45154 or to Mowrystown Church of Christ, P.O. Box 17, Mowrystown, Ohio 45155.
To sign the online guest book, go to www.edgingtonfuneralhomes.com.