Katherine ErLinda ‘Linda’ Parker

Sept. 25, 1937 – March 23, 2026

Katherine ErLinda “Linda” Parker, 88, died on March 23, 2026, in her home in Cowley.

She was born in Denver, Colorado, on September 25, 1937, to August T. Roybal and Mary G. Serna Ortega. 

Linda lived in Denver until she was 5 years old and then moved to Casper. The family stayed in Casper until they moved to Cody when she was 12 years old. Linda worked from a young age to help the family by cooking dinner for the boys, Frank, Richard, Lee and Ernie, and watched them until her mom came home. Later she started babysitting to earn some money. 

Linda met Leroy Parker in June 1956. They were married on September 28, 1956, when both were 19 years old. 

They lived in Billings because Leroy got a job at the sugar factory. When the sugar factory campaign was over, they moved to Cody for a while, where she got a job working at a motel with her mother. Later they moved to Lovell so Leroy could work at the Lovell sugar factory. They went to California for about two years and then moved back to Cowley and bought a house in town. 

After three years being married, they had their baby James “Jimmie” Leroy Jr., then five years later Richard and John 5½ years later. 

They bought the service station, Roy’s Service, in Cowley. Linda helped get parts for Leroy, and she did the bookkeeping. When Jim got sick Leroy went to work in construction, and she ran the service station. After they sold the station, she got a job at the Cowley Post Office, working mostly on Saturdays. She also helped at the Byron and Ralston post offices. She really liked the Cowley Post Office the best.

She worked cleaning houses and liked meeting new people. Linda loved all the people she worked for and loved doing service jobs. Linda was an election judge for nearly 50 years. She also worked at the Husky service station in Lovell and later at the Cowley Merc.

Linda joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1957. She had lots of jobs in Primary, Relief Society and the library, which she also loved. Linda liked helping with the funerals but was sad when her friends passed away.

Linda loved her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 

She really liked to do jigsaw puzzles and read books. She was also a painter and liked to thrift shop. She loved flowers. Pink carnations were her favorite.

Linda was preceded in death by her parents, Mary and August Roybal; husband Leroy Parker; and brothers Herman, Richard and Frank. 

She is survived by her sister, Loretta Landers; brothers Lee Roybal and Ernie Roybal; sons James Leroy Parker Jr., Richard Wayne (Toni) Parker and John Lee (Gail) Parker; grandsons Joseph (Justine) Parker, Matthew (Bre) Parker and Aaron Parker; granddaughter Jennifer (Isaac) Hendrickson; and great-grandchildren Emma Parker, Mason Parker, Dalila Parker, Journee Parker, Cirella Parker, Savanna Hendrickson, Leroy Hendrickson and Fable Parker

Funeral services were held on March 28 at the Cowley LDS Church, with interment at the Cowley Cemetery.