Linda Jean Yardley, 77, Gardner, Kansas passed away Friday, March 15, 2024 at Advent Health Care, Shawnee, Kansas.  Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2024 with a funeral service to follow at 5:00 p.m. at Bruce Funeral Home, 106 S. Center, Gardner, Kansas (913) 856-7111.  Graveside service will be  3:00 p.m. Thursday, March 21, 2024 at Riverview Cemetery, Scandia, Kansas.  Condolences may be left at www.brucefuneralhome.com

Linda was born in Concordia, Kansas on June 14, 1946 to George Richard Bundy III and June Mary (Shotzman) Bundy.  After graduating from Salina Central High School, Linda earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mary Mount College, Salina, Kansas. She was a schoolteacher.  Linda married Gary Yardley on February 15, 1969 in Chillicothe, Missouri.  She was a seamstress who enjoyed painting and crafts. She was a Girl Scout Leader and a member of the Mayflower Society. Linda enjoyed researching family history and playing cards and dominos with her friends.  Her favorite time was spent with her family.

Linda was preceded in death by her parents, husband Gary and sister Sandra Fern McClanahan. She is survived by her daughters: Karri Ann (Eric) Cody, Jennifer Jo Yardley and Roseann (Randy) Schuman; son Michael Yardley; brother John Bundy; sisters: Kathryn Mary (Gary) Peterson, Cynthia Lynn (Randy) Oetting and; nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.