Linda Kay Bowden Fox

Linda Kay Bowden Fox, age 80, of Bradenton, Fla., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, while at Green House Cottages of Rison, Ark. Born June 9, 1942, in Pine Bluff, Ark., she was a daughter of the late Sterling Arthur Bowden and Cordelia ‘Sally' Bowden. She was a retired meat wrapper previously employed by Mad Butcher and Safeway. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, sister and best friend to her family whom she loved dearly. She enjoyed spending time and playing games with friends and family. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Roger Bowden and Charles Bowden. Survivors include her sister, Barbara Bowden Knight of Heber Springs; sister-in-law, Barbara Bowden of New Edinburg; one son, Charles Lynn Calley and wife Nancy of White Hall; three daughters, Pamela Kay Brown and husband Glen of New Edinburg; Glenda Willis and husband Leon of Parrish, Fla.; Patricia Manning and husband David of Wetumpka, Ala. She had a loving group of grandchildren including Bobby Griffin of Henderson, Nev., Jenny Brown of Fayetteville, Brittany Meyer of Fredericksburg, Va., Eric Brown of Malvern, Jennifer Freeman of Hot Springs, Cory Blair of Placerville, California, Holly Davis of Monticello; Charles Lynn Calley, Jr. of Colorado. She had six great-grandchildren, Kaylin Weiskopf, Kathryn Recanati, Claire Wallace, Noah Brown, Paxton Freeman, and Lily Griffin. Visitation will be between 12:30 and 2 p.m., on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at Chapel Hill Missionary Baptist Church with services beginning at 2 p.m. Burial will be at Reaves Cemetery with Brother Dwayne Ashcraft officiating. Arrangements are by Buie Funeral Home of Rison. Please sign the online guestbook at www.buiefuneralhome.com.