Cantonment
Lifelong Pensacola Resident Linda Rae Radford Passes Away at 78
Linda Rae Radford, age 78, of Pensacola, Florida, passed away on August 3, 2026, in the city where she was born and where she spent her life surrounded by the people and places she loved most.She was born on October…
Key points
- Lifelong Pensacola resident Linda Rae Radford passed away on August 3, 2026, at age 78.
- Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 5, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North in Cantonment.
- Graveside services are scheduled for Thursday, August 6, at Barrancas National Cemetery following a procession from Olive Baptist Church Warrington Campus.
Lifelong Pensacola resident Linda Rae Radford passed away on August 3, 2026, at the age of 78 in the city where she was born and raised. According to information released by Faith Chapel Funeral Home, local services have been scheduled to honor her life.
Born on October 11, 1947, to the late Van and Wanda Lovelass Lockwood, Radford remained a devoted member of the Pensacola community throughout her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Radford. Remembered by loved ones for her deep family devotion, her passion for cooking, and her love of searching for seashells along the Gulf Coast, she spent her life surrounded by family and local traditions.
Radford is survived by her four children: daughters Wanda Lynn Radford, Kathy Jo Martin and her husband Jeff, and Karen Renee Radford; son Daniel Ray Radford and his wife Lisa; as well as her sister, Sherry “Skeeter” Farrow.
Memorial and Funeral Service Information
Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, located at 1000 South Highway 29 in Cantonment.
Graveside services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at Barrancas National Cemetery, with Pastor Jon Godwin officiating. The funeral procession to the cemetery will depart promptly at 9:45 a.m. from Olive Baptist Church’s Warrington Campus.
Ricky VanAtta, Jeff Martin, Brian Davis, and Brad Farrow will serve as pallbearers.
This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by our editorial team.
Based on reporting originally published by Faith Chapel Funeral Home (Pensacola). Read the original story.
