Freda Mae Lincoln's Obituary
Our mom was born in Carthage, Mo.to Thomas and Bernice pennington. She had 1 sibling, Thomas who passed several years before.Growing up our mom was a pretty blonde haired girl who loved to climb apple trees and chase her brother with water moccasins from the creek by the house.At the age of 12 her hair turned brown and stayed that way for the rest of her life.Mom married David Lloyd Lincoln in Tacoma, Wa. When I was 4 they divorced. Mom never remarried. They had 3 children all boys.Richard William, Thomas David, and me John Patrick. As a small boy mom told me she was hoping for a girl and my name was going to be Josephine. She would joke about it whenever I was acting up and call me Josephine to let me know boys can be a hand full.Mom was quite the bowler. She belong to many lady leagues and bowled in my tournaments. She could have been a professional bowler. She carried a 180/190 average which was very good for a lady bowler. She came close several times to a perfect game but came up short. Best high game was 299 a couple of times. Our mom was good for her time. She used a little black ball she fondly called her little raisin. She also knew a couple of men pro bowlers like Dick Weber and Earl Athony that I got to meet when I was 12.Mom passed her love of bowling onto me and we bowled in adult/ junior leagues at Holiday Bowl in Hayward, Ca.Later in life she would meet a lady who would change our lives for the better. Her name was Bette. For the next 26 years they would be close friends and raise me. They also had a huge hand in raising my son and launching him big into computers at the ripe old age of 4. Sadly we lost Bette some years back.Mom was a Security Officer and loved her job. She was posted at Lucky Stores warehouse in San Leandro, Ca. for 20 years.She retired from security after 20 years. In the time she was posted at Lucky Stores she met Waylon Jennings and the Bartle and James wine cooler pitch guys. ( said they were very tall). And of course she met those crazy Foster Farms chickens. They even brought that broken down car they drove the country in. ( Very funny)!.Mom always said being a Security Officer was the proudest time in her life. She was second in command and made many friends. She missed her job and friends and spoke of them often. The Ceo of Luckys would remember our mom on birthdays and Christmas long after her retirement until his passing .In the final years after her retirement she came to live with her son John and daughter inlaw Ceda in Turlock, Ca. for the next 15 years. Our mom had copd and emphysema and Ceda became her care giver until 2015. Mom enjoyed her life in Turlock. She loved to watch baseball and football on t.v. and she would enjoy the occassional trips to Boomtown, Nv. to gamble on the one arm bandits. She also enjoyed going to the Modesto Nuts minor league baseball games. Mom loved cats from the beginning of life till her passing. But she did open her heart to our little dog Chewie. They were good friends even if he didn’t purr.Mom out lived the doctors expectations by 10 years. Way to go mom.In 2015 mom entered Modesto Post Acute Center. She lived 2 years in this facility and Ceda and I would visit and spend Christmas’s and birthdays with her. She enjoyed her care givers there and really liked her roommates. Shortly before her passing she was able to enjoy a visit from all of her boys. This was made possible by our cousin Steve Swift and mom and I were and will be forever thankful to him and his family for making it happen. Our mom had a great visit and it was the first time in many years that all the boys were together in the same room in many years.Mom passed peacefully on the night of November 26th. She had been under the care of hospice for several months.Mom is survived by her 3 sons. She also has 2 grandchildren. Jonathan Lincoln who’s married to Stephanie and Jenna Swearingen and her husband Jonathan.Mom also has 3 great grandchildren. Tyler, Ella, and Declan Swearingen.Rest in peace mom. You are loved and will be greatly missed.
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