Linda Faye Thibodeaux was born to Cleveland and Vivian LeBlanc on June 11, 1944. She was the first of two children. After a lengthy illness, she departed this life on September 8, 2024.
She graduated from Chaffey High School of Ontario, California, in 1962, and shortly thereafter she moved to Beaumont, Texas, where she met the love of her life, Mr. Willie Thibodeaux Jr. They were married on December 22, 1964. Linda was a devoted Christain, Wife, and Mother. She enjoyed her family and especially her grandchildren. To this union they had four children, and she was blessed with ten grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.
Linda loved to sing in her earlier years. She volunteered her time and talent with the singing group “The Ontario All-Stars”, in which they performed for various charities and prisons in the local Ontario and Upland areas. Linda loved to watch Family Feud and the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) in her spare time, and she loved shopping on the HSN and QVC shopping channels.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her favorite aunt Ida Joseph, and her maternal grandmother Eugenia Chachere Ballard.
She leaves to cherish her memory her loving husband Willie, sons; Anthony (Gena), Roderic (Dana), and Henri Thomas (April), daughters; Lisa Glenn (Darvin) and Livia Becker (Miguel), her only sister Peggy Harris, her sister-cousin Ms. Pamela Joseph, her grandchildren; Antonio, Issac, Lola, Julissa, Keith Jr (KJ), Korie, Jordan, Miguel III, Mauricio, Alex, Laila, Mia, Brianna and Robert, her beautiful great grandchildren; Mireille, Alaia and Jayda, one special niece Kim Grady (John) and special nephew Tim Harris (Kathy), her godson Rod Joseph (Racquel), along with a host of cousins and close friends.
A special Thank you to Connie Carreon (caregiver), UCSD Nephrology Clinic, Boulder Creek Post Acute Facility, Calstro Hospice, and sisters in love; Cathy Thibodeaux-Tabb and Gwendolyn Harris for helping make this a special day for Mom’s homegoing.
