Linda Long Nichols

Livestream Link https://myersparkumc.org/worship-with-us/funerals/ Linda Long Nichols passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. Linda was born in Charlotte, NC, the oldest child of James Edward Long and Lula Vance Black Long. Linda grew up in the Plaza Midwood area of Charlotte where her father served as a Charlotte Firefighter. She attended Villa Heights Elementary, Hawthorne and McClintock Junior High Schools and was a graduate of East Mecklenburg High School. After being a stay at home mom for over ten years, Linda returned to Central Piedmont Community College to pursue a career in healthcare. She had a passion for helping others help themselves. In her early career, she worked at Charlotte Rehabilitation Hospital on the spinal cord, stroke, and brain injury rehab units. She shared a special love for the geriatric population and spent the majority of her career in physical therapy, caring for patients in skilled nursing facilities across the Charlotte region. Before retiring, she spent her last years working with acute care patients at Presbyterian Hospital and made lifelong friends with fellow team members there. Linda also spent countless hours as a volunteer at the Humane Society of Charlotte and Friends of Feral Felines helping to foster and rescue animals. Linda loved traveling, reading, listening to music and dancing - especially to beach music. Most of all, she loved helping others and the time spent with family and friends. Her love, sense of humor and zest for life are and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Linda is survived by her children, Stefhanie Michelle Nichols Howe (husband Trip) of Charlotte, NC and Grady Ross Nichols Jr.(wife Jennifer) of Rock Hill, SC; three grandchildren: George William Oates Howe, Harrison James Milton Howe, and Bruce Forrester Nichols; niece Misty Dawn Klingmann; and by an extended family of nieces and nephews, close friends and granddogs. She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Lula Long; brothers Jimmy Long and Mike Long, and sister Pam Long. Linda’s family has given the family of Lowe-Neddo Funeral Home the privilege of caring for her and for them. A service of remembrance will be held at 1:30pm on Sunday, November 10th inside Francis Chapel at Myers Park United Methodist Church at 1501 Queens Road Charlotte, NC 28207 with visitation immediately following. All services will conclude at the church. For friends wishing to make a charitable contribution in memory of Linda, the family suggests the following organizations close to Linda’s heart: Friends of Feral Felines www.friendsofferalfelines.org P.O. Box 473385 Charlotte, NC 28 28247-3385 Humane Society of Charlotte www.humanesocietyofcharlotte.org Tax ID: 58-1342479 Parkinson Association of the Carolinas www.Parkinsonassociation.org You may also give to any charity that is meaningful to you.