Linda Alexander Heard

Linda Alexander Heard, age 76, of Buford, GA passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019 after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by parents, W. R. and Willie Mae Alexander; and sisters, Barbara Alexander Brown, Marsha Alexander, and Shirley Alexander Mason.  Mrs. Heard is survived by her husband of fifty-six years, Donald T. Heard Sr, Buford; sons, Donald Thomas “Tommy” (Kathy) Heard, Cumming, GA, and William Russell “Rusty” Heard, Oglethorpe, GA; one granddaughter, Maire-Frances Heard Denman, Molena, GA; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Perry Mason, Lawrenceville, GA, Randall and Carroll Heard Heard, Auburn, GA, Dovie Moore Heard, Loganville, GA; several nieces, nephews, and cousins; and caregiver, Karen Wilkerson Martin, Buford, GA.  Mrs. Heard was born on July 2, 1942 in Young Harris, GA. She was a 1959 graduate of North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee. Mrs. Heard was a retired administrative assistant from Scientific Atlanta after twenty-seven years.  She was a member of Rivers Edge Baptist Church in Suwanee, GA. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 20, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. G. Stephen Wood, pastor of Pinecrest Baptist Church of Oakwood, GA officiating.  Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford. The family will receive friends on Sunday, May 19 from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com.  Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.