JD Linn Obituary

JD Linn

JD Linn, 84, of Baldwin City passed away on August 28, 2014. JD was born July 16, 1930 in Higden, Arkansas, the son of Daniel and Eliza Linn.

JD moved to Baldwin City in the mid-1970s where he worked as a police officer for the City of Baldwin City until he transitioned to working as the City's power plant manager, a position he held for nearly twenty years until his retirement in 1993. Prior to holding these jobs JD worked as a long-haul truck driver and in that capacity traveled countless miles across the United States, a job he truly loved.

Never one to stand around and let the grass grow under his feet, JD loved to try new things and those adventures are what fueled the many life stories he loved to share with anyone who would listen. It can truly be said of JD that he never met a stranger and he loved to bless people by giving things away.

JD was an avid photographer, a Hamm Radio Operator, a pilot, a bee-keeper and seller of honey, a volunteer at the Midland Railway, a lover of antique engines, a gardener, fisherman, boater, a bull-rider, boxer and Country Music fan. He was a member of the Douglas County Hamm Radio Operators and the Desoto, Kansas Ol' Time Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers; an association that gave him the opportunity to listen to his beloved wife Doris sing his favorite country tunes.

JD was united in marriage with Doris Wolf on May 8, 1994 in Baldwin City, Kansas. She survives of the home. They shared twenty years together frequently traveling across the country to enjoy family, friends and new experiences together. During that time they attended the First United Methodist Church of Baldwin City until JD converted to Catholicism and began attending the Annunciation Catholic Church in Baldwin City.

Surviving immediate family also include his brother Archie Linn and his wife Emma of Wilburn, AR; 3 nephews: David Linn of Heber Springs, AR; Michael Linn and his wife Suzanne of Heber Springs, AR; and Tony Porter and his wife Marie of Heber Springs, AR; 3 step-sons: Larry Wolf of Lawrence, KS; Steven Wolf of Kissimmee, FL and Bruce Wolf of Largo, FL; 2 step-daughters: Debby Smith and her husband Maynard of Seminole, FL and Dorrene Cook of Miami Springs, FL.

JD is preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Gevan Harris.

Visitation for Mr. Linn will be Tuesday, September 2, 2014 from 6-8 p.m. at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home in Baldwin City. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home in Baldwin City. Family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the JD Linn Memorial Fund in care of Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home, PO Box 64, Baldwin City, KS 66006. Condolences may be sent to the family through www.lamb-roberts.com.

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