Linda Joanne Proffitt

LINDA JOANNE PROFFITT, 50, of Pearland TX was received into the loving arms of her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on Good Friday, April 18, 2003, after a long illness. She was born to Alvin, TX residents, Oren and Mona Ferguson, in LaMarque TX, on November 21, 1952. Linda and her husband John met in Houston and were married on February 19, 1977. They moved to Rochester NY in 1979, returning to Pearland in 1986. At the time of her death, Linda was a member of Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church in Houston, TX. Previous memberships were at South Park Baptist Church and Grace Episcopal Church in Alvin, TX and St. John the Divine Episcopal Church in Houston. Linda graduated from the State University of New York at Brockport with a Bachelors degree in Music; she also attended the University of Houston School of Music. She was a music and a piano teacher. She is survived by her husband John M. Proffitt of Pearland, TX. John is the general manager of KUHF Radio at the University of Houston. Other survivors include a brother, Mark S. Ferguson, and wife Becky of Manvel, TX. Linda also has two nieces Courtney Leigh McCreight and husband Shawn of Nacogdoches, TX and Laura Taylor Ferguson of Manvel, TX. Linda's surviving aunts are Mrs. A. Caroline Brown of Galveston, TX, Mrs. Mabel Watts of Houston, TX and Miss Jeanette Matteson of Houston, TX. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2003 from 5PM to 8PM at Jeter Memorial Funeral Home in Friendswood, TX. Services will be on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 11:00 AM at the Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church in Houston at 6221 Main Street at MacGregor, with The Reverend James Nutter officiating. (713) 529-6196. Burial will follow in South Park Cemetery in Pearland, TX.