Linda Annette (Tacker) Petty, age 79, of Des Arc, Ar, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022, at the Woodruff County Nursing Home. Linda was the loving wife of W.R. Petty.

She was born December 28, 1942 in Tronza, Arkansas.

Linda was the loving mother to six children – Michael (Paula) Brown, Annette (Tony) Broadway, Rhonda (Wayne) Erwin, William (Missy) Petty, Stuart (Shorty) Petty and Laura (Steve) Howard, fifteen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren.

She is survived by her children and two brothers, Ralph Tacker of Tranza, Dennis (Pam) Tacker of Tranza, three sisters, Janet Malone of Tranza, Cynthia Gray of Marked Tree and Donna Woods of Marked Tree.

Linda was a retired nurse of Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis and the Van Buren Hospital in Clinton, Arkansas of 28 years.

She was a member of the Living Water Full Gospel Church in Des Arc, where she would bless the congregation with a beautiful voice, while singing and playing the piano. She loved Christian music, studying her Bible and doing crossword puzzles. Linda was a very humble lady that loved to cook, work in her garden, raising chickens and fishing and hunting with the love of her life. She would share her harvest and dishes from her kitchen with all her neighbors and friends in the area.

She leaves many other family members and friends who will sadly miss her.