Linda Ann Rusher

September 22, 1949 - December 16, 2005

Mrs. Linda Ann Rusher was born on Thursday, September 22, 1949, the daughter of the late James Thomas Gates and Willamae Humphrey Kimberland. Mrs. Rusher died Friday, December 16, 2005 at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., at the age of 56. She was born in Arkansas and had worked for H & R Block for 25 years. She was preceded in death by her father. Survivors include her husband, Rondal Rusher of the home; three daughters, Penny (Allan) White, Sherry Rusher, and Kathy (Scott) Carlson; mother, Willamae Humphrey Kimberland; two brothers, Thomas Daniel Gates and James Edward Gates; 8 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home with Jamie Beller officiating. Burial will follow in Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery in Jonesboro, Ark., under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home of Trumann. Visitation will be Wednesday from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann. An online register can be signed at www.thompsonfuneralhome.net.