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Linda Kay Strength went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday August 29, 2010. She was born August 20, 1948 and was chosen by Herbert and Minnie Clark to bless their lives as their little girl. Originally living in Rising Star, TX, the family moved to Longview, TX. She graduated from Pine Tree High School. In 1967, she married Michel Butler. In 1969, she gave birth to their daughter Barbara. She was an Air Force wife and traveled for 11 years. Although the marriage union didnt last, they remained close friends and his family remained her second family. She was a legal secretary for years before meeting Kenneth Strength. They married February 14, 1985. Later that year she gave birth to their son Kenneth Cody. She then became a stay at home Mom. As Cody got older, she began searching for and reuniting adoptees and birth parents. She felt that this was something that she was always meant to do, and continued to do so after moving to Livingston. She loved searching so much that she continued up until, due to illness, she could no longer sit at the computer. She also loved spending time with her family, seeing her grandkids, and visiting on the phone and computer with her extended search family. Those that went on before her include her parents, Herb Minnie Clark, her brother, Scott Clark, and her 2nd Mom, Shirley La La Brooks. She is survived by, Kenneth Strength, daughter Barbara and husband Rodger Serviss of Iowa, son Kenneth Cody and wife Cassandra Casey Strength of Livingston, grandchildren Elizabeth, Eric, and Elaine Serviss, and all that knew and loved her. Memorial Service will be at Pace Funeral Home Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 3:00 pm.