Linda L. Yoder, 68, Harrisonville, MO, died Monday, September 25, 2017 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services were held Saturday, September 30, 2017 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville.

Linda was born June 21, 1949 in Harrisonville, MO, the daughter of William "Henry" and Maudie May (Rickman) Ford. She was a graduate of Kingsville High School and was a lifelong resident of Harrisonville. Linda married James "Jim" Yoder on June 14, 1988. She worked for Western Electric/AT&T and for Sioux Chief. She was a member of the Cass County Elks Lodge and the Harrisonville VFW Ladies Auxiliary, #4409.

Linda was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Jim on January 8, 2009. She is survived by one son, Brian Allee and his wife, Lisa, Harrisonville, MO; one daughter, Janet Vaters and her husband, Rob, Harrisonville, MO; and grandchildren, Nicholas Stuckey, Katy Stuckey, Emma Allee, Ashley Vaters, Kaylee Vaters, Annie Vaters, and Karlie Vaters.