SACO – Linda Louise (Higgins) Smith died July 27, 2004. She was born March 28, 1947 in Saco. She graduated from Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School, Hamilton, Mass., class of 1965. She also graduated from North Shore Community College, Beverly, Mass. Linda was a member of A.P. Jardner Post No. 194 American Legion Jr. Auxiliary in Hamilton, Mass. She worked as a school crossing guard for 11 years in the City of Farmers Branch, Texas. She was active with the Farmers Branch Senior Citizens for three years. Linda volunteered for eight years in the theater department at R.L. Turner High School, Carrollton, Texas, and was active for many years in the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. Linda was also a member of the Red Hat Peppers in Farmers Branch, Texas. She was founder and owner of LLS Seat Mender, a caning and whicker restoration company of Farmers Branch, Texas. She was predeceased by her parents, Lillian and Raymond Higgins of Hamilton, Mass.; her grandparents, Olive and Arnold Higgins and May White and Carl McLaughlin of Maine. She leaves her husband, Daniel E. Smith; two sons, Alexander Smith of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Nathaniel Smith of Richardson, Texas. She is also survived by two sisters, Sandra (Higgins) Wyman and her husband, William, of Dyer Brook, Bonnie (Higgins) Maskery and her husband, Paul, of Bristol, Conn.; one brother, Barry Higgins and his wife, Donna, of Dyer Brooks; her mother-in-law, Peggy Smith of Abilene, Texas; brother-in-law, Mark Smith of West Tawakoni, Texas; and sister-in-law, Laurie Nearing of Richland, Wash. She also leaves several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. A celebration of life will be held 11 a.m. Friday, July 30, at North Dallas Funeral Home, Dallas, Texas.
LINDA LOUISE (HIGGINS) SMITH
