Linda Roup of Davenport, Florida passed away on August 28, 2024. She was 66 years old. She was born on October 11, 1957, in Penn Yan, New York to Louis Francis and Ruth Ellen Dougherty Lind and moved to Davenport in 1988 from Kissimmee, Florida.

Linda was the true Matriarch of the family; she delighted in taking care of her husband and children. She loved to host all the family gatherings, and to cook, especially in her cast iron pans, which she had a huge collection of.

Linda was predeceased by her parents, Louis and Ruth, as well as her sisters, Rebecca Tite and Susan Letts. She is survived by the love of her life, husband of 50 years, Doyle “Dodo” Roup; children, Adonna Mullen and her husband, Patrick of Panama City, Florida, Misty Leahy and her husband, Richard of Groveland, Florida, Buddy Roup and his wife, Marilyn of Davenport, Florida; siblings, Louis Lind of Davenport, Florida, Sonny Sanford of Buffalo, New York, Cindy Bowles and her husband, Ricky of Davenport, Florida, Patricia “Available” Lind and her next husband of Palm Bay, Florida; grandchildren, Susan Holland, Patrick “Corey” Mullen, Kaitlin Roup, Austin Roup, Darrian Henson, Richard Leahy, Thomas Leahy, Lexi Hall, Cheyenne Hall and great grandchildren, Jon Holland and Lucy Murdock.

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 11 am at Evergreen Cemetery in Davenport, Florida.