LINDA BARBARA GROVES

LINDA BARBARA GROVES went to meet the Lord on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Linda was born July 9, 1942, at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur, the daughter of John and Dorothy Angleton Young. She married Charles Matthews and together they had seven children. Linda attended St. Teresa High School in Decatur and finished her high school education in Elizabethtown, KY. She also attended Valley College in San Bernardino, CA. Linda retired from San Bernardino Unified School District, where she worked as a transportation specialist. She also managed Facilities for Laidlaw Transit and Mayflower bus companies. She was preceded in death by her parents; grandparents, and two children, Charles E. Matthews, Jr. and Teresa Lynn Borero. She is survived by her husband of 31 years, Charles L. Groves; her brother and his wife, Lawrence & Nancy Young; her five children, Veronica Matthews, Bess Getman, John Matthews, Barbara Nye, and Paulette Hubbard; seventeen grandchildren; and fourteen great-grandchildren. Family will receive friends from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. on Monday, October 4, 2010, at Kirlin-Egan & Butler Funeral Home, 900 S. 6th St., Springfield. A Funeral ceremony will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at Kirlin-Egan & Butler Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Bob Swickard officiating. Burial will follow at Hall Cemetery in Blue Mound. Memorial contributions may be made to Animal Protective League, 1001 Taintor Rd., Springfield, IL 62702. Please visit Linda's online life story at www.butler funeralhomes.com to offer your condolences.