Linda Sue (Yott) Craft passed away Mar. 25, 2025. Linda was born Dec. 15, 1950 to George and Florence (Herriman) Yott at their home in Asher. She graduated from Asher High School in 1969. Linda married Pat Darius Craft on July 9, 1971 in Shawnee.
She worked for Tom Flora Photography for 15 years but her favorite job was raising her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and anyone else that came to her house.
Linda had a love for Conway Twitty and Alan Jackson. One of her most exciting moments was when she met Conway Twitty at a benefit in Noble. Her husband drug her over to him and told Conway that he had someone that needed a picture with him. That picture will forever be hanging in their living room.
Linda had a love for photography and used every opportunity to make anyone and everyone around her be in her pictures. She loved scrapbooking and her home has numerous scrapbooks full of cherished memories. She spent many years in bowling leagues. She loved scary movies and always had the kids watching them with her. She dressed up for every holiday, loving Halloween the most. On Sundays her house always had a lot of people that gathered for her famous “Sunday Dinners”. Everyone was always welcome and had a standing invitation. She dressed up the skeleton in her yard that she called “Mr. Bones”.
She is preceded in death by her parents George and Florence Yott; sister Ruby Leabo; brothers: Darrell Yott, Marvin Yott, David Yott, Arlis Yott and Gene Yott; brother-in-law Wayne Chisholm; and daughter Tammy (Craft) Edwards.
She is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Pat Craft of the home; children Kent Craft of Shawnee and Donny Colbentz of Shawnee; Sisters Georgie Tyron of OKC and Lucy Glenn of Shawnee; Brother Raymond Yott of Asher; sister-in-law Patsy Chisholm of Shawnee; Grandchildren Ben and Mandy Edwards of Shawnee, Chad and Tiffany Edwards of Tecumseh; Great grandchildren Maycee, Lincoln, Misty and Tammy Edwards; numerous nieces, nephews and loved ones.
Services were held Mar. 31, 2025 at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Tecumseh Cemetery.
