Linda Fay (Merry) Rash
Marriages
Richard Kirkpatrick - June 1966
Later Divorced
William Rash - April 5, 1997
2nd Husband
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 11A - February 2, 2023
Linda Fay Rash was
born on August 16, 1947,
to Virgil and Edna Merry
in Glendive, Montana.
They moved to Hardin in
1949 where she lived until
graduation from Hardin
High School in 1965. She then attended college at
Kinman Business University in Spokane, Washington,
graduating in 1966.
In June of 1966, she Married Richard Kirkpatrick.
They traveled with his military and work career and
moved to Grand Junction in 1981 and they divorced in
1984. They had two daughters, Staci and Britt.
On April 5, 1997, she married William Rash gaining
another daughter, Robin. She worked at Dillon-Hunt
Architects for 24 years as their Office Manager. She
then semi-retired volunteering for HopeWest Hospice
Center and working at Crossroads United Methodist
Church where she was a longtime member.
She is survived by her husband, Bill Rash; her sister,
Lana Craig; cousin, Rita Pratt; daughters, Staci Writer
(Marty), Robin Martin (Bryan), and Britt Hahn (Eric);
grandchildren, Brandon Writer, Britney Cook, Joshua
Padilla, Tyler Kirkpatrick, Koleby Thomas, Ryan
Thomas, Jordan Hahn, Logan Hahn, Rylee Martin; six
great grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter.
Memorial services will be held at the Crossroads
United Methodist Church, 599 30 Road, Grand
Junction, Colorado 81505 on Friday, February 3, 2023
at 10:30am.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to
HopeWest Hospice at www.hopewestco.org.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be
shared at www.callahan-edfast.com for the Rash family.
