Ms. Linda Louise Blackwell

Linda Louise Blackwell was born on December 20, 1951, in Battle Creek, Michigan to the loving parents of Roy and Bonnie Brewer. She grew up with her siblings Larry Brewer, David Brewer, Deborah Brewer and her twin sister Brenda Wilson. Linda loved to dance and was on the dance team while in high school. She also loved to sew and made beautiful adornments. Linda was awarded a full scholarship to Western Michigan University where she earned her teaching degree. She loved to travel and completed her student teaching in Copenhagen, Denmark. This allowed her to visit various cites in Europe. She began teaching career in Benton Harbor as an elementary teacher. After years of commuting she began teaching in Kalamazoo, Michigan as an elementary and junior high school teacher. Throughout her life, she sought the truth about God and wanted a close, personal relationship with him. One day, as she was praying to God to make himself known to her, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses knocked on her door. She began a personal Bible study. Something that impressed Linda was that she could have a personal relationship with her Creator, Jehovah God and that He truly cared for her. Two years after the birth of her only child, Brandon, she symbolized her dedication to Jehovah and was baptized on November 27, 1982. Linda regularly enjoyed sharing her beliefs with others in the door to door ministry. During summer breaks from teaching she would auxiliary pioneer. One of the highlights of her service to her Creator was the time she went to Hazard County in Kentucky. She assisted those who were seldom contacted with Bible truths. Even after she suffered a stroke leaving the right side of her body paralyzed, she still regularly shared her faith with others. Our Sister will be missed dearly by her son Brandon (Sabrina) Blackwell; sisters, Deborah Brewer and Brenda,(John) Wilson; brothers, Larry Brewer and David Brewer; her nieces, Nikkea Brewer, Terice Baiyewu, Celeste Wilson and great niece Renee Baiyewu; her nephews, John Wilson Jr., and Lance Wilson, and a host of other relatives and friends. We count it a privilege to have been able to witness how Jehovah stood beside her through the years helping her to loyally keep her integrity to Him. We look forward to the time when Jehovah will bring Linda back to life and she will “climb up just as a stag does” with perfect health. – Isaiah 35:6.

Ms. Linda Louise Blackwell

December 20, 1951 - January 3, 2014