Maiden Name: Reynolds

Linda L. (Reynolds) Snider
(January 8, 1953 - September 23, 2007)
Linda L. Snider, 54, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, September 23, 2007, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born January 8, 1953, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Norman and Shirley (Gummere) Reynolds. Linda grew up south of Lexington where she attended District #31 country school until the 6th grade. She then graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1971. Following graduation, she went to college at Kearney State College and Hastings College, earning her Licensed Practical Nursing degree. She worked for a time as an LPN at Westside Care Home and then went to work for Reynolds, Inc. as Bookkeeper/Secretary. She was still doing the books at the time of her death.
Linda was united in marriage to John Snider on January 20, 1978, at Lexington, Nebraska. The couple were blessed by adopting two children; Regina and Larry and lost a baby in infancy, John David. John was also blessed with a daughter, Stacey, from his first marriage.
She was always active in the community; where there were horses or kids, there was Linda. She was initiated in to the P.E.O. Sisterhood in 1973, she held P.E.O. very near and dear to her heart and held all the offices several times. Linda was a member of the American Quarter Horse Association, the Platte Valley Quarter Horse Association, the Farm Bureau, where she served as president; the Dawson County Extension Board, a leader for many years with the Boots-n-Spurs 4-H Club, the Pork Chop Club, the Nebraska Simmental Association, the Optimist Club, Teammates, Job's Daughters and the First United Methodist Church.
Linda's hobbies included; scrapbooking, rubber stamping, crossword puzzles, horses, watching sporting activities, reading, and spending time with family.
Survivors include husband: John Snider of Lexington, Nebraska. Son: Larry (Lisa) Snider of Smithfield, Nebraska, Daughters: Regina (Craig) Howard of Lexington, Nebraska Stacey (Brian) Snider-Simon of Tucson, Arizona. Mother: Shirley Reynolds of Lexington, Nebraska Mother-in-Law: Jane Snider of Lexington, Nebraska. Brothers: Larry (Jeanne) Reynolds of Lexington, Nebraska Rod (Susan) Reynolds of Lexington, Nebraska. Ten grandchildren: Eric, Detrick, Derrick, Andy, Whitney, John, Liam, Leyton, Ivan and Tovar and one on the way. Nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and many friends.
Linda was preceded in death by her father, Norman; son, John David and father-in-law, Floyd Snider.
Funeral Services will be Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Lexington with Reverend Todd Karges, officiating. P.E.O. Rites will be conducted by Chapter GR of Lexington. Burial will be in the Robb Cemetery at Lexington, Nebraska. Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 25, 2007, from 4-7 p.m. at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington. Memorials are suggested to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Lexington Fire Department, Teammates or the Donor's Choice.
Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is in charge of arrangements, with online condolences or personal reflections sent to Reynolds-Love Funeral Home.