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Mom was born Linda-Carole Clark July 21, 1942 in Mercury Texas, to Evelyn Cawyer Clark and Thurman Clark. At an early age her father's job took them to Fort Worth, where mom was raised and graduated from Poly Tech High School in December of 1959. In February of 1960 she married Private Bruce F. Deere of the United States Air Force. They spent 54 years, 1 month and 18 days together. They lived in San Antonio, Texas; Biloxi, Mississippi; Hoff, Germany; Misawa, Japan; and finally making it back home to West Texas living in San Angelo, Eldorado, and Robert Lee. Mom worshiped God all over the world and called Southgate Church of Christ, San Angelo, Texas home. She raised three children and was eventually blessed with eleven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. We said good bye to Mom in the Robert Lee Care Center on Monday, March 24, 2014, at 2:45 in the afternoon. Mom was 71 years, seven months and 24 days old. Mom loved her husband and her family above all else. She was Mama Deere to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as many other folks that she won over with her sweet and tender nature. Everyone that met mom fell in love with her. Mom's skills in office management and customer service were well appreciated over the years at Jim Bass Ford, Russell McDonald Insurance Company, Commercial Credit Union, San Angelo ISD, Angelo State University English Department and banks in Eldorado and Robert Lee.
Family members that will greatly miss mom are her husband Bruce Deere, of Robert Lee, Texas, their son Ben Deere and wife Kenda of Kuna, Idaho and their five children (Forest Deere, Hunter Deere, Chase Harris, Leslie Harris, and Jaime Weisweaver and husband Chuck) of Kuna Idaho and Seattle Washington. A daughter, Dana Cauley and husband Lynn of Bronte, Texas and their three children (Amy Holifield and husband Cameron, Lucas Cauley, and Cadye McKinnon and husband Quaid) of San Angelo, Texas and their son Todd Deere of San Angelo, Texas and his three children (Nicole Deere, Brooke Deere and, Trevor Deere) of Arizona, San Angelo, Texas, and California. Also sharing our grief are brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Doug and Ora Mae Deere of Bedford, Texas as well as Becky and Mike Hayes of Brownwood, Texas, along with all of their sweet girls who knew mom as Aunt Linda-Carole.
Our family would like to express our eternal gratitude to Dr. Stanley and the staff of Odyssey Hospice for caring for mom for the last 15 months of her life. There truly are angels among us and they work for hospice organizations everywhere. Megan and Lillia, you were Mom's special angels and we love you. Our gratitude as well goes to the Robert Lee Care Center.
She is singing with the angels, with perfect pitch, and has the prettiest hat you ever saw.
Funeral arrangements are through Johnson's Funeral Home. Services will be held Friday, March 28th, at Southgate Church of Christ at 10am. Pallbearers will be her grandchildren and their spouses. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Cemetery. The family will receive visitors Thursday, March 27th, from 6-8pm, at Johnson's Funeral Home.