Linda Carroll Beal Cheek

Linda Carroll Beal Cheek, 79, of Bear Creek, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 27th, 2024, at SECU Jim & Betsy Bryan Hospice House surrounded by her daughters.

Linda was born September 26th, 1945, in Chatham County to the late Charles Walter and Ruth Rebecca Dowd Beal. She is preceded in death by her parents, and her brothers, John Scott Beal, and Earl Brooks.

Linda worked as a teacher assistant with the Chatham County Schools. Linda was a member of Sandy Branch Baptist Church where she was the Sunday school director and taught the youth class, was in the church choir. She served on multiple church committees. She was a volunteer with UNC Hospice as a caregiver. Linda also taught cake decorating classes and started Busy Hands at Sandy Branch. She loved to cross stitch and crochet in her spare time. She also loved baking, canning, reading, and helping with community benefits. She loved hummingbirds and flowers sitting on the porch. Her favorite pastime was spending time with her grandkids and her family.

Linda leaves to cherish her memory, her husband of 59 years, Jimmy Glenn Cheek of the home; her daughters, Kimberly C. Palmer and her husband, Mike of Bear Creek, and Angela C. Shields and her husband, Mark of Bear Creek; her sisters, Marie Phillips of Bear Creek, and Joyce Hilliard of Siler City; and her grandchildren, Lucas W. Palmer, and Mary C. Shields, both of Bear Creek.

A graveside service will be held Wednesday, October 30th, 2024, at 3 pm, at Sandy Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, with Pastor Val Chadwick officiating.

Memorials can be made to UNC Hospice, 100 Roundtree Way, Pittsboro, NC 27312, or the Sandy Branch Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 715 Sandy Branch Church Road, Bear Creek, NC 27207.

Smith & Buckner Funeral Home will be assisting the Cheek family.

Online condolences can be made at www.smithbucknerfh.com

“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” - Isaiah 30:21 NIV