Linda Sue Bost
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Linda Sue Bost died of Lawrence died April 5, 2022, at home, surrounded by her loved ones. Linda was born in Mammoth Spring, AR on April 9, 1950, to Otis and Lola (Hedrick) England, the youngest of three and the only girl.
Linda spent most of her childhood in Eudora, KS, graduating from Eudora High School in 1968. Shortly after graduation she married Dan Hallmark. They lived in Minnesota and then Warsaw, MO until his death in 1973.
In March of 1974 she married the love of her life, Jim Bost. She was his “Susie” and he was her “Jimmy” and together they built a life full of love, laughter and adventures.
Jim and Linda were a true partnership, whether it was working together to build a successful plumbing business or hunting together, where Linda was as good a shot as any man. Jim and Linda raised two sons and their house was always full of boys, playing video games or soaking in the hot tub. She was a mother to all their friends and loved to feed, counsel and when needed, chastise the hoard of young men who seemed to always be filling her home.
While home was the place, she loved the most, she also loved to travel and see and experience new places. For their 25th anniversary, they traveled to London and the surrounding countryside. Linda enjoyed visiting the castles, churches, villages and most especially the Chelsea Flower Show. Estes Park, CO was a yearly trip and Linda cherished the mountains, the wildlife and sitting beside Fall River, listening to the gurgling water, and chatting. She and Jim packed up their dog, Lola, and meandered through the south, down to Biloxi, Baton Rouge, and San Antonio, visiting military cemeteries and soaking up the good food and atmosphere. Charleston was one of her all-time favorites, and she loved visiting Chicago and another special trip was seeing the cranes in Nebraska.
Linda worked many places during her lifetime but two stand out – McQueen’s, the jewelry store and Undercover, the lingerie store. She told such great stories about both and made life-long friends.
One of the great loves of Linda’s life was gardening and caring for her flowers. She was also a fervent reader and an outstanding cook, known for her lasagna and pies. She bought a piano, so her sons could learn to play and when they wouldn’t, she took lessons herself. Her house is filled with her own paintings. Most of her family and friends have been gifted with something she knitted for them, another one of her passions. There was not a lot that Linda wasn’t interested in and couldn’t do.
If you asked her, however, she would probably say her greatest achievement was being NeNe (grandma) to her grandsons. If everyone in the world had a NeNe as devoted and interested and involved as Linda, the world would be a better place. She never got too old or too tired to read another story or get down on the floor to play dinosaurs. She built child sized rocket ships out of boxes and filled her dining room with trains and toys. She gave them not only love but TIME, true uninterrupted time, and her full attention.
Linda was diagnosed with cancer in 2003. While her health fluctuated, her passion for life and the people around her never wavered. She spent the last nineteen years of her life not dying but living every minute she was given.
She is survived by her husband, Jim, sons Derek and Paul (Megan) and grandsons Henry and Steele, all of Lawrence, her brother, Jerry England of Lee’s Summit, MO and her sister-in-law Linda England of Davenport, IA, many cousins, nieces, and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Bryan and her sister-in-law, Peggy England.
A Celebration of Life service will be held 11:00 am, Saturday, May 7, 2022, at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 5700 W. 6th Street, Lawrence, KS, 66049, followed by a luncheon. It is Linda’s heartfelt wish that everyone come dressed casually and be comfortable. Jim will be in shorts, as she wished, but she nixed his favorite Hawaiian shirt.
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” Thomas Campbell
Linda will always live in our hearts.
We were so sorry to hear of Linda’s passing. She was a wonderful patient. May her memory forever be a blessing.
Jim, Derek & Paul – I was very sorry to hear about Linda’s passing. I know what a wonderful wife & mother she was, and how much she will be missed. I always enjoyed spending time with both Jim & Linda during our time together in the Lawrence River City Cosmopolitan Club. My thoughts & prayers are with all of you and your family.
Sorry for your loss may God help you through the difficult time and let you enjoy the loving memories she shared with you .she is in a better place.
Your friend
Alvin Hall
Jim, Derek, & Paul, I was so sorry to hear of Linda’s passing. She fought a good fight against this horrible disease. She never lost her love of life and her family. I loved the insight to our Bible study. She will be missed by all those whose lives she touch. Sending my thoughts and prayers to all the family. Sorry I will not be able to be there for her service.
Sorry for your loss of your Mom Paul and Derek. My prayers are with you and your family.
So thankful for the Linda and the Bost family in my life when I needed refuge. This is perfect and encapsulates why I’m grateful:
“She was a mother to all their friends and loved to feed, counsel and when needed, chastise the hoard of young men who seemed to always be filling her home.”
Much love and prayers always to the Bosts. ❤️
Dear Jim & family, I was so sorry to read of Linda’s passing. She brought joy to all who were blessed to know her. Sending love & prayers to you
Our deepest sympathy to Jim and family in the passing of Linda, she will be greatly missed. Keeping you in our thoughts and prayers.
My best friend from high school. I will always love you. From our secret talks while sitting on the swings to our late nights being scared and running all the way home. You dearly loved your family. That was evident from the way you constantly talked about them. Love you
Paul and Megan,
I didn’t know of Linda’s passing when we saw you at Henry’s orchestra concert on Tuesday. Gary and I are so sorry to learn of it. I worked at the Oncology clinic for 13 years when she was a patient. No matter how she felt she was always smiling, laughing, & joking with us. She will be missed.
Sorry to hear of Aunt Linda’s passing. Sending good thoughts in these sad times.
Our deepest sympathy to Jim, Paul, Derek, Megan, Henry, and Steele.
Linda was the second mom to my sons Robert and Ben Mugridge. I always felt confident that they were welcomed, loved, and in good hands when they hung out at your home. I am extremely grateful for the time they spent with the Bost’s. May God wrap his arms around you and give you the peace that only He can give.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Bost family. Linda was a special lady and will be greatly missed.
What a beautiful remembrance of a like well lived. Much love from your Van Go fam.
We are so sorry to hear of Linda passing away! She was a wonderful, friendly and caring person! Thoughts and prayers to Jim, Paul, Derek and family at this difficult time! She will be missed!
Mary Lou, Ed Almanza and Family
Jim I’m so sorry to read the passing of your wife Linda.
You two were so vibrant as a couple, even though I was a pre teen at RONNIE’S APT’S where you and Linda were my neighbors who live upstairs on the 3rd floor. So fun you guys took me in as a friend and made me felt welcome even though I was a kid. I always remember you and Linda as a great role model couple as how marriage was supposed to be. Im so greatful that you guys were in my life. ThankYou!
I can tell stories about you two and John and his wife, your brothers cooking pig over a open pit in back of RONNIE’S APT’S. I remember the time I helped out cleaning that green dirty pool and Linda painted a pretty Whale on the bottom of the pool. She could paint and so pretty, I can go on. The honor of knowing Linda and you have imprinted my life even at my age now. Thank You for taking me in Linda and John