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Linda Sue (Casteel) Hummingbird
Jan 21, 1943 - Nov 30, 2020
© R Burnett
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Submitted
by Jan Grooms
Linda Sue Hummingbird the daughter of John Rufus and Etta Fern (Smith)
Casteel was born January 21, 1943, in Stilwell, Oklahoma and departed
this life on November 30, 2020, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 77
years, 10 months and 9 days.
Linda Sue had an outgoing personality and a warm smile. She married John
E. Hummingbird on December 4, 1964 and they served the community
together as pastor and pastor's wife for many years. Linda Sue was an
educator by trade, she earned a Master's Degree in Education. She loved
teaching and wanted to share knowledge with everyone. She not only
taught in public schools, but she loved teaching Sunday School, both
children and adult Bible classes. She used her wealth of knowledge to
write, and wrote many devotionals, articles for the paper and even a
book of memoirs. Linda Sue enjoyed singing and listening to gospel
music. She was a member of the Native Praise Choir and the Stilwell
Community Choir. She loved working puzzles, sewing and quilting. She
loved the Lord dearly and was eager to serve Him. She truly enjoyed
sharing God's work in her daily posts. She loved her family immensly,
and was proud of each of her children and grandchildren. Linda Sue made
an impression on many lives over the years, and will be dearly missed by
all who knew and loved her.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband John Hummingbird;
and her sisters Elaine Raleigh, Joann Kester and Johnnie Ruth Hillis.
She is survived by a loving family which includes her children Kim
Hummingbird and husband Joe Vardeman of Stilwell, Darron Scott
Hummingbird and wife Toby of Coweta, and Teresa Self and husband Brad of
Westville; her brothers Ivan Casteel and wife Mary of Oklahoma City and
Ronnie Casteel and wife Lucinda of Bixby; her grandchildren Heather Lens
and husband Chris, Cody Young and wife Lacey, Dakota Kaser and husband
Christian, Justin Self and wife Steph, Montana Palmer and husband
Jonathan, Joe Alex Vardeman and Arizona Hummingbird; and her three
great-grandchildren Maddie Lens, Skyler Young, and Jonathan Self.
Several nieces, nephews, friends, and other relatives also survive her.
Graveside services
were held 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 4, 2020 at the Chalk Bluff
Cemetery under the direction of the Harts Funeral Home, Stilwell, OK.
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