Linda Louise Letcher

Linda Louise Letcher

Linda Louise Letcher (Pettes) went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 21, 2025, at the age of 82. She was born to her father, James William Pettes and her mother Lorene Pettes (Journey) on October 17, 1943, in Carlsbad, New Mexico.

She grew up with a strong dedication to the Lord and an unwavering love for her family. At a very young age, she learned to ride and care for horses, and that same admiration she carried with her throughout her life. She was an artist, with an unimaginable southern twang in her voice. She was also a self-taught musician, mastering many instruments including the accordion and the piano.

She graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1961. She went on to work in the hotel industry for many years before retiring from the medical field working in the records department.

She was a woman of routine, very rarely straying from her normal. Every day like clockwork, she would drink her coffee whilst she read her bible, picking up where she left off from the day before. She was faithful to her Lord, always attending church, whether in person or by watching her favorite Sunday morning ministry with Jimmy Swaggart.

She loved spending time with her family and friends playing table games like dominoes, and Cards-n-Marbles. Also, watching her favorite shows; NCIS, CSI, Criminal Minds, Bones, Gunsmoke and pretty much any western.

Linda was a beautiful soul, inside and out. She displayed a sense of simpleness that one cannot be taught. She was patient; and she was forgiving. She was known as Mother, Grandma, GeGe, and Aunt Linda.

Linda is preceded in death by her mother and her father; her brother Roy Pettes; Her husband, Jerry Letcher; her grandparents; and many aunts and uncles.

Her memory will live on in the hearts of her three children, Gary Nelson (Diane), Vicki Whaley, and Stacy Preston (Tony).

Her Grandchildren, Tiffany Hammers (Brian), Jeshua Nelson, Bianca Raffield (Johnathan), Noah Nelson, Kara Kraus (Stephen), Brandon Whaley (Laura), Josh Whaley (April), Kalli Reese (Paul), Ashley Perez (Hector), and Sarah Reese (AJ).

Great Grandchildren, Zoey, Odella, Ta’Leah, Elijah, Adalae’, Alicyn, Elizabeth, Roseleigh, Kaleb, Jayden, Sophie, Maggie, Stoic, Rowan, Mavis, Cameron, Harley, and Shawn, as well as one on the way.

Niece, Kina Pettes Mills (Randy); Nephews, Blaine Pettes (Kim), and Quintin Pettes (Julie).

Great Nieces, Chelsea Stockwell (Ben), Crystal Pettes Garcia, Regan Talbot, and Mackenzie Pettes; Great Nephews, Caleb Vannatter (Tara); as well as 15 great great nieces and nephews.

Sister-in-law, Eva Pettes Whiteaker (Ken); Son in law, Ted Whaley; and family friend, Max Douglas; As well as her special companions, Taco, Leo, and Lilly.

Pall bearers for Linda will be Josh Whaley, AJ West, Paul Reynaga, Lee Dyer, Ted Whaley, and Max Douglas.

There will be a visitation held on January 2, 2025, from 10am to 2pm at Ballard Funeral Home in Roswell, New Mexico; A celebration of life will follow at 2pm.

The following day, January 3, 2025, there will be a graveside service at 11am at the Carlsbad Cemetery, located at 1506 Boyd Dr in Carlsbad, NM, where she will be laid to rest in her hometown.

The services for Linda are under the personal care of LaGrone Funeral Chapel, and online condolences may be made at www.lagronefuneralchapels.com