Linda Sue Covey

Linda Sue Covey, 75, Fort Lauderdale, passed into the spiritual world on June 2, 2020 and will be missed by friends and family around the world. She was born on February 28th, 1945 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. She is preceded in death by her husband, mother and father, and two brothers. She is survived by her stepsister, Karen Davis of Canada, and two half-sisters, Janice Mead and Jane Edwards, both from Texas.

Linda became a Baha’i in 1970, in Marshfield MO. Her heritage includes Cherokee and Cheyenne that includes becoming a pipe carrier. Ms. Covey received her undergrad degree at SMSU in Springfield MO, her Masters in Religious Studies at the University of Missouri with an award winning thesis, “Dine Becoming Bahai: Through the Lens of Ancient Prophecies”. Ms. Covey was the editor of The Journal of Baha’i Studies and wrote the article, “A Necessary History: Teaching On and Off the Reservation.” Professor Covey also taught English and Religious Studies in Dalian, China for MSU while living in Dalian for five years.

She was united in marriage to Mike Covey in May 1961 in Conway Mo. From this union four children were born, Melinda Wilson of Nixa MO, Cheryl Covey-Huffman of Springfield MO, Harold Covey of St. Louis MO and Lillie Covey of Fort Lauderdale FL. She has nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She has many “adopted” children and grandchildren all over the world, who she loved and adored. Linda traveled the world, until her physical body no longer allowed it. She loved to travel, and she loved her family very much. Linda Sue Covey was laid to rest June 5th, 2020 at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Central, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

“…At every morn she was mindful of Thee, and at every eve she centered her thoughts upon Thee. Like unto a singing nightingale she chanted Thy sacred verses, and like unto a mirror she sought to reflect Thy light…” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá