Linda Sue Rowe

Linda Sue Rowe, 77, of Athens, died on Tuesday, January 25, 2022.

Born in Cynthiana, Kentucky on December 9, 1944 to the late Johnny Saddler and Dorothy Medley Saddler, Linda worked as a lab and x-ray tech in Greenfield, OH. After moving to Georgia, she retired from UGA in 2011 as Senior Scientific Administrator at the Center of Computational Quantum Chemistry. Linda was extremely kind and friendly to everyone she encountered. She would have given the shirt off her back for anyone. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and soon to be great-grandmother who was active in all her family’s activities, including football games, baseball games, gymnastics meets, and school affairs. She and her husband were married for 59 years and very proud of it.

Along with her parents, Linda was preceded in death by her daughter, Kimberly Lynn Rowe; son, Christopher Daryl Rowe I; brothers: Donald Saddler, Johnny Saddler Jr., and Richard Saddler; and sisters Dorothy Ford and Bonnie Sparks.

She is survived by her husband, Dr. Daryl E. Rowe I; children: Lynette (Sue) Rowe and Daryl (Patricia) E. Rowe II; sisters Jackie (Dennis) Daniel and Ruby (Robert) Gonzalez; and three grandchildren, Anthony J. “AJ” Rowe, Madison Rowe, and Christopher (Amanda) Rowe.

A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kimberly Lynn Rowe Environmental Health Award, UGA College of Public Health, Office of Development, Health Sciences Campus, 221 Rhodes Hall, Athens, GA 30602 (in the memo line please write: Kimberly L. Rowe Environmental Health Award) or online at https://t.uga.edu/7N1 (case sensitive).

Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, Athens, GA, is in charge of arrangements. www.lordandstephens.com