Linda L (Pearson) Brinkman

   Linda L. Brinkman, 77 of Attica, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at her home, surrounded by her family. Per her wishes, she will be cremated and a graveside service will be at Newtown Community Cemetery in Newtown at 11am EST on Saturday, December 14th.

   Linda was born on November 3, 1947 in Crawfordsville, Indiana to Andrew and Christine (Verhey) Pearson. Linda attended Richland schools, graduating in 1965. She worked for the Attica Postal Service as a Carrier from 1985 until her retirement in 2010.

   Linda married David Earl Brinkman, her high school sweetheart in June of 1966. The two would spend the next fifty-three years together until his passing in 2019. Linda liked to crochet doilies and tablecloths, play BINGO, and read. She had a get-up-and-go personality and was always up for any adventure, any road trip, and any concert or class you wanted a buddy for.  Linda also enjoyed helping her husband David work on the family farm near Kingman.

   Linda leaves behind her five children: Kristie (John) Graves, Michael (Heather) Brinkman, Kathy (Chris) Cooksey, Stacie (Mike) Crowder, and Steven Brinkman; eleven grandchildren: Shelby, Lauren, Rex, Catlin, Courtney, Madison, Kaleb, MacKinley, John, Cooper, and Andrew; and three great-grandchildren: Lillian Childress, Rylie and Brantley Pruitt. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and six brothers and sisters: Donald, Ruby, Rex, Harold, William, and Ruth.

  Messages and memories may be left on our website at www.KrugerCoanPape.com, or on the Kruger Funeral Home Facebook page. Memorials can be made in Linda’s name to The Newtown Community Church, 200 W. Washington Ave, Newtown, IN 47969 or The Williamsport Senior Center, 305 Ross Ave, Williamsport, IN 47993.

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