1944 - 2026
Linda Carol Hutson, 82, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at Medicalodges in Arkansas City, KS.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, October 23, 2026, at Riverview Cemetery in Arkansas City. Memorial contributions in her name may be made out to Windsor Road Baptist Church and left in the care of the Shelley Family Funeral Home.
Linda was born on April 14, 1944, in Arkansas City to parents Everett and Ruth (Ray) Martin.
She attended a rural school in Oak Grove. Then, after moving to Arkansas City, she attended public schools in Arkansas City. She played the violin in the school orchestra and carried the American flag in band. She graduated in 1963. She met and married Ron Lister. They had two daughters, Carol LeAnn Lister and Darci Lister. They moved and lived in Salina, Kansas, where Ron Lister was a police officer.
Linda did factory work and worked as a security guard at Tony's Pizza. Her marriage to Ron Lister ended in divorce in 1978, and she moved back to Arkansas City. Her daughter Carol LeAnn Lister passed away on September 25, 1982, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS, from Reyes Syndrome. Linda married Carrold Hutson in 1981. Carrold Hutson passed on September 13, 1997. Linda loved God; she was a child of God, having been saved. She loved animals, having always had a couple of dogs and cats. Later in her life, she just had her cats. She loved her family very much. She was a loving and giving mom, grandma, and great-grandma. She was always willing to help others. She loved hosting Super Bowl parties, playing computer games, and watching game shows.Linda is survived by her daughter Darci Beckelhimer and husband Scott, grandson Devon Lister and wife Tabatha, two great-grandchildren, Evelyn & Sebastian Lister, and sister Judy Hesket. She is preceded in death by her husbands, parents, daughter Carol LeAnn, brothers Robert and Richard Martin, niece Shelia Martin, and nephew Danny Hesket and cousin Chance Martin.
She attended a rural school in Oak Grove. Then, after moving to Arkansas City, she attended public schools in Arkansas City. She played the violin in the school orchestra and carried the American flag in band. She graduated in 1963. She met and married Ron Lister. They had two daughters, Carol LeAnn Lister and Darci Lister. They moved and lived in Salina, Kansas, where Ron Lister was a police officer.
Linda did factory work and worked as a security guard at Tony's Pizza. Her marriage to Ron Lister ended in divorce in 1978, and she moved back to Arkansas City. Her daughter Carol LeAnn Lister passed away on September 25, 1982, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS, from Reyes Syndrome. Linda married Carrold Hutson in 1981. Carrold Hutson passed on September 13, 1997. Linda loved God; she was a child of God, having been saved. She loved animals, having always had a couple of dogs and cats. Later in her life, she just had her cats. She loved her family very much. She was a loving and giving mom, grandma, and great-grandma. She was always willing to help others. She loved hosting Super Bowl parties, playing computer games, and watching game shows.Linda is survived by her daughter Darci Beckelhimer and husband Scott, grandson Devon Lister and wife Tabatha, two great-grandchildren, Evelyn & Sebastian Lister, and sister Judy Hesket. She is preceded in death by her husbands, parents, daughter Carol LeAnn, brothers Robert and Richard Martin, niece Shelia Martin, and nephew Danny Hesket and cousin Chance Martin.
