Linda Maye Anderson Buchanan Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Linda Maye Anderson Buchanan, 85 Linda Buchanan was born on December 2, 1934 in Corinth, Mississippi to the late Clovis & Ella Mae Anderson. Linda joined her Heavenly Father, family and many friends on December 31, 2019 after an extended illness. Linda was faithful servant of our Lord. She was a member of Franklin Street Baptist Church where she attended regularly before her illness. She enjoyed serving the Lord by teaching many age groups over the years for Sunday School, Vacation Bible School and enjoyed singing His praises in the choir. She was instrumental in bringing back the WMU program & was a member of the Red Hat Rubies for God. She retired from the Florida Baptist Convention after 30 plus years working as the secretary for the Annuity Board. Through these years she had several Directors who praised her for her work ethics, skills, and continued testimony of her faith in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. Over the past 40 plus years she was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Riverside Chapter No. 218 serving as Past Worthy Matron and many other offices as well as a member of the Women of the Moose Chapter No. 305. She enjoyed participating in the many community projects of these two organizations. Over the past several years she has been back and forth to Waycross, Georgia and made friends and enjoyed worshipping at Deenwood Baptist Church . In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy, after 16 years of marriage. She was one of three children and was preceded in death by her sister Alline Cunningham. She is survived by her brother, William Anderson. She is survived by her three children, Linda Denise Moss (widow), Harry Jackson Godwin Jr. (Phyllis), and Annette Godwin Perritt (Bryan). She is survived by 11 grand children, 27 great-grand children and 2 great-great-grand children, many nieces and nephews and countless friends and loved ones. Words can not express the gratitude for all the prayers, visits, cards and love expressed for her. She has fought a great battle and Christ is the victor. She will be missed by all those who knew and loved her, for she loved you as well. Funeral Services for Linda will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 5, 2020 in the sanctuary of Franklin Street Baptist Church located at 2521 Franklin Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206. (904)355-9445. Visitation will be one (1) hour prior to the service. A private family burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 6, 2020 at Evergreen Cemetery located at 4535 Main Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206.

Linda Maye Anderson Buchanan

December 2, 1934 - December 31, 2019