FLOYDS KNOBS
Linda K. (Anderson) Bourne, born June 30, 1944, in Columbus, Ohio, died February 26, 2023, in New Albany, Indiana. Linda was preceded in death by her parents, Ted and June Anderson, her brothers, David and Richard Anderson and her sisters, Lois Tomlinson, Beverly Burkitt, Donna Phillips, Judy Mowery, and Sue Crawford, her brothers-in-law, Pete Tomlinson, David Philips, and Mike Crawford, and her granddaughter Breanna Hunt, as well as by Roger Hunt, her husband from a previous marriage and father of her children.
Linda is survived by her loving husband of twenty-five years, James E. Bourne, her sons Scot Hunt, Chris Hunt, and Matthew Hunt, her stepson, Ted Bourne, stepdaughter, Amy Bourne, her grandchildren Tanner Hunt, Max Hunt, and Olivia (Hunt) Chandler, her great-granddaughter, Alia Hunt, and her step-grandchildren Raili Bourne and Fiona Bourne.
Before marrying Jim, Linda was an active member of Wall Street United Methodist Church, Jeffersonville, Indiana, where she often assisted at the nursery during Sunday services. Linda worked for twenty-five years in the Columbus and then Jeffersonville offices of Congressman Lee H. Hamilton, whereas a caseworker she helped the congressman manage his constituents’ dealings with the federal government. After Lee’s retirement from Congress, Linda worked at Lifespan Resources where she created a database of social service agencies in Clark, Floyd, and Harrison Counties in Indiana, that could be accessed by dialing 211. Linda was a graduate of Indiana University Southeast with a bachelor’s degree in communications.
Linda’s compassionate character was demonstrated by her work volunteering to help women in the Southern Indiana area escape abusive relationships, and by serving as a hospice volunteer. Also, Linda was known to never pass a baby in a public place without stopping to compliment the parents and talk to the little one. Linda also supported her husband Jim in his work as a volunteer with the Saint Vincent dePaul Society. One of Linda’s favorite hobbies was hooking colorful rugs and tapestries.
Visitation will be held on Friday, March 3, 2023, from 4 o’clock p.m. to 8 o’clock pm, and there will be a scripture service and sharing of memories at 5:30 pm. Family visitation will begin at 3 o’clock p.m. The funeral mass will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at 11 o’clock a.m. at St. Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church, 415 E. 8th St., New Albany Indiana.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Saint Vincent dePaul Society at Saint Mary Catholic Church, 415 E. 8th Street, New Albany IN 47150, or The Wall Street Methodist Church, 240 Wall Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47130.