Linda Ann (Magner) Snead

Linda Ann (Magner) Snead, 69 of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 12, 2021.

Linda was born December 13, 1951, Wichita, Kansas, the second of five children of Albert and Dollie (Gentry) Magner.  She is a 1969 graduate of Highland Park High School of Topeka.  Linda married Dennis Harold Snead on August 27, 1971, in Topeka.

She attended the Continental School of Cosmetology and was a hairdresser for several years.  Linda worked at Harry's IGA as a cashier and bookkeeper and with JM Bauersfeld's Grocery as a Human Resource Manager for 15 years.  She was the Manager of Human Resources at AAA Kansas for 14 years until she retired.

Linda was active in Kansas Mothers Against Drunk Driving and spoke to DUI offenders on the Victim Impact Panels in Lawrence for many years.

Survivors include her husband, Dennis; two sons, Jeffrey "Jeff" and William "Billy" Snead and two grandsons; Ayden and Xan Snead all of Topeka.  Other survivors include her mother, Dollie of Topeka, two sisters; Susan (Frank) Van Vleck of Peoria, AZ and Patricia (Adrian) Fitzmaurice of Olathe, KS; one brother; Richard (Debbi) Magner of Lee Summit, MO and sister-in-law, Ellen Magner of Topeka; 15 nieces and nephews and 19 great-nieces and nephews.  She is preceded in death by her father, Albert; brother, Barry Magner and nephew, Marc Van Vleck. 

SOURCE:  The Topeka Capital-Journal - Sunday, November 14, 2021 - Page 14A - Column 1