Mrs. Linda Lee Dawes

June 1, 1942 - December 19, 2019

Dawes, Linda Lee (77) of Lakewood, California, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019 at home in Lakewood, California. She was born on Monday, June 1, 1942 in Long Beach, California to William and Dorothy Mercer. She attended Long Beach Jordan High School and later graduated from Artesia High School. Throughout her life, she held various jobs; Telephone/Switchboard Operator, Custodial Services for homes and banks, Homemaker, Avon Sales, Teachers aid and retired from being a Para-Educator in Adult Education. She was active in her church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Lakewood 4th Ward. She loved spending time with her family in various activities; bowling, camping, going to the movies, family game night, swimming and early morning walks at the park. She was most proud of her family. Linda married Cyril on March 8th, 1964 and they would have celebrated their 55th Anniversary last March. She was proud of her 5 children, 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Saturday, January 4th, 2020 at the LDS Church located at 17660 Carpintero, Lakewood, California from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM with the Service beginning at 11:00 AM. Graveside Services will be at 2:00 PM at Forest Lawn Memorial Park 4471 Lincoln Ave., Cypress, California. A reception will be at the Church beginning at 3:00 PM.