Linda Kaps

Linda Kaps of Dayton died Saturday, December 15, 2012 at her home in Dallas. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church in Dayton with Rev. Jon Stouffer officiating. Interment will follow at Magnolia Park Cemetery under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton. The family will receive friends Monday evening 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home. Pallbearers are James "Taz" Bradford, Eric Jones, Randy Jones, John Jackson, Chris Cribbs, Kyle Boyer and Rick Sparks. Honorary Pallbearers are Larry Lackey and Gary Lackey. Linda was born August 16, 1939 in Anahuac, Texas to parents: Vaughn Freeman White and Lammie Ann Jones White. She married Charles M. McClain in 1958 and they were married for 26 years until his death in 1984. Linda married Jess Kaps in 1991 and they were married until his death in 2008. She and Charles owned and operated Dayton Vacuum Truck Service. She also worked alongside Jess at Kaps and Chaddick accounting firm. Linda was active in the Dayton community for many years, serving as Dayton city councilwoman, election judge, a director of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, board member of the Dayton Community Development Corporation and the Dayton Public Library board. She was a member of the DAR, Genealogical Society, and the Magnolia Ridge Ladies Golf Association. Beloved mother and grandmother, affectionately known as GiGi, she enjoyed her genealogy work, bridge, traveling with friends and family. She recently moved to Dallas to be near her grandchildren, rarely missing one of their many sporting events, even while she bravely battled Colon Cancer for 13 months. Linda was preceded in death by her husbands, sister-in-law, Shirley White and brother, Vaughn Patrick White. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law: Cheryl L. and Robin Bradford of Dallas; her son: Vaughn W. McClain of Harker Heights; daughter-in-law: Kay McClain of Harker Heights; her grandchildren: James and Sophie Bradford of Dallas; other family members and a host of friends. The family would like to thank the many family and friends who supported her through her illness with prayers, calls, cards, and visits. Donations can be made in memory of Linda to the Jones Public Library, Dayton, TX or the American Cancer Society for research in the field of Colorectal Cancer. Condolences can be sent online at http://www.pacestancil.com