Linda Huch

January 3, 1947 - January 31, 2021

Linda June Huch (nee Brassell) age 74, January 3rd 1947 - January 31, 2021. Linda June Huch passed away on Sunday January 31st 2021 after a blessedly short battle with COVID-19. Linda was the eighth of nine children born in Eufaula, Alabama. Best known as a tiny woman with a large personality, Linda was loved by many that knew her. With a quick wit and what has been described as a “scrappy” disposition Linda was a true people person who never met a stranger. She left her home state of Alabama at a young age and lived across the country including Texas, California and eventually Illinois. In 1994 she headed “back to her roots” in Alabama and eventually called Fairhope her home. She loved walks by the bay, fishing, crabbing and just being near the water. For years she worked at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama where she was a favorite of many customers. One of her favorite things in the world was enjoyment of good food and the ability to dine out. She was especially fond of southern cooking, seafood and Mexican food. For most of her life Linda was an avid reader and instilled that love in both of her daughters. She could always be counted on to send treats and packages to her daughters and granddaughters for every holiday. She loved animals and spoiled every pet she owned. In the last years of her life Linda had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and was fighting to stay moving and active. She had been in a nursing home in Illinois to care for her Parkinson’s disease. It was there that she contracted COVID-19. She is survived by her two daughters, Elizabeth (Janet) Donoghue and Erica Gilliland (Huch), granddaughters Amina Wilson, Emma and Kinley Gilliland and son-in-law Kory Gilliland; sister’s, Anita Stinson and Carolyn Bovee; and dear friend Kate Burdick. She was preceded in death by her mother, Annie Elizabeth Brassell (Copeland) and father, George Elbert Brassell as well as six brothers and sisters and her long-time companion, Teddy (her toy poodle). A memorial will be in Alabama in the summer months. If you would like to learn more about these plans please contact her daughter Erica at [email protected] If you feel called to honor her memory with a monetary donation, please donate in tribute to the Michael J. Fox foundation to support Parkinson’s research at michaeljfox.org . Her family would like to especially thank the healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their humanity, support and love made a monumental difference to Linda and her family in her last weeks of life. She will be truly missed, and her memory will be cherished. Cremation rites have been accorded. Crain Pleasant Grove-Murdale Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.