Linda Couch

Linda Lee (Madden) Couch, 58, of Decatur, formerly of Panama, died at 10 p.m. Monday, April 20, 2009, at her home.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, April 24, at Perfetti Funeral Home, Panama. Cremation rites will be accorded following visitation.

Mrs. Couch was born Aug. 21, 1950, at Hillsboro, daughter of the late John and Marcella (Waggoner) Madden. She had retired from the healthcare field as a home healthcare provider.

She leaves one daughter, Tyresa Campbell-Lange of Butler; two sons, Jefferson Russell Earnest of Neoga and Shaune Michael Earnest of Assumption; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, Ron Madden of Westfield and John Madden of Atwood; and three sisters, Julia Stuart of Moweaqua, Marcie Harvey of Oakland and Dawn Reddick of Charleston.

Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association.