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Linda Grace Wooters passed away Saturday, August 26, 2023, in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 80. Her life began on October 25, 1942, in Trenton, Nebraska with her loving parents Edd and Grace Riley. Linda grew up with her six siblings, Edna Frick, LaVerna Amann, Lolita Biehl, Nadine Skinner, Paul Riley, and Lynn Riley. After high school, Linda attended The University of Nebraska at Kearney where she met the love of her life Gerald Wooters. They married on June 14th, 1964 in Trenton, Nebraska. After a short honeymoon to the Colorado Mountains they lived for a short time in Arthur, Nebraska. They both began their teaching careers together in Silver Creek Public Schools. Three years later, they moved to Superior, Nebraska where she continued her teaching career. While living in Superior, Linda and Gary started their family. They moved with their son, Gregg and daughter Julie to Enid, OK where she continued teaching for another four years until moving to Ponca City, Oklahoma. While in Ponca City, she taught 20 years at McCord Elementary. She taught a total of 30 plus years, all but one of them being in the first grade.
