Linda Josephine Harshaw

Linda Josephine Harshaw, 78, of Severna Park, MD, died peacefully with her
family by her side on June 20 th, 2025, after a brief battle with cancer.
Linda was born in Annapolis, MD, to the late Gordon James Smith and Helen
Louise Hummer on November 11 th, 1946. She grew up on a tobacco farm in
Odenton, MD, and graduated from Arundel High School in 1964. She married her
beloved husband, Archibald, on July 20 th, 1968, and relocated to Severn, MD. In
1970, she became a mother to her son, John. Linda worked in banking and was a
member of Our Lady of the Fields Catholic Church in Millersville.
Linda enjoyed the simple things in life. She could often be found enjoying a good
book or movie while sipping a cup of sweet tea. She visited Ocean City every
summer with her husband, Archie. Above all else, she enjoyed spending time with
her family and watching her beloved grandchildren grow up.
Linda is predeceased by her mother, Helen Louise Hummer, and her father,
Gordon James Smith. Linda is survived by her husband of 57 years, Archibald, her
son John, her daughter-in-law Jeanette, her grandchildren Christopher, Kayla, and
Matthew, her siblings, Kay Dowd and Gordon Smith, and many nieces and
nephews. Linda also had many dogs throughout her life that she considered part
of her family: Candy, Napoleon, Frisby, Cotton Ball, and Darcy.
To commemorate Linda's love for her pets, donations can be made to the SPCA of
Anne Arundel County https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/AACSPCA