Linda L. Pray

Born on Sept. 6, 1950, in Lewistown, Mifflin County, she was a daughter of the late William Edward Leonard and Geraldine Elizabeth (Lauver) Leonard. On Dec. 18, 1982, she married her late husband, Richard J. “Dick” Pray, with whom she spent nearly 29 years of marriage before his passing on Nov. 16, 2011.

She is survived by her sisters, Nancy Casner and her husband Stanley “Brad” of Mifflintown and Bonnie Seiler of Pottsville, Pa.; her stepchildren, Steven R. Pray, William E. Pray, Sheila A. (Pray) Lebkicher, Patrick E. Pray, and David K. Pray; stepgrandchildren, Olney Pray Innerst, Megan Pray Dove, Shannon Pray Thornton, David Shemaria, Adam Lebkicher, Michael Pray, Gregory Pray, Erin Pray, Charlotte Elena Pray, Nathan Pray. Daniel Pray and Kristen Pray Wicks; 13 stepgreat-grandchildren; and Linda’s high school girlfriends who met weekly for “Breakfast Club,” Doris, Kathy, Sandy, Ruthann, Cindy, Donna, and Maryann. Linda wished to give special acknowledgement to her beloved stepdaughter-in- law, Pam Pray, for all of the care, love, and consideration given to her throughout the years.

Linda was a 1968 graduate of Juniata High School, Mifflintown.

Along with her husband, Dick, she owned and operated McClure’s Flowers, Port Royal, and later retired from the PA Department of Revenue in 2014.

Her memberships included the Westminster United Presbyterian Church, Mifflintown, Port Royal Presbyterian Church where she served as an elder, President of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Crawford-Brubaker Post 5863 in Mifflintown, and the Port Royal book club.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, at the Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery, Mifflintown with Rev. Samuel J. Leister officiating.

There will be no viewing or visitation.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Brown Funeral Homes, Inc., 100 Bridge St., Mifflintown.

Online tributes and condolences may be extended to the family by visiting www.brownfuneralhomesinc.com.