WILMINGTON — Linda O’Steen Gore, 72, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice. She was born May 8, 1946, in Norfolk, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Archie and Inez O’Steen; and brother, William O’Steen.
She is survived by her brother, Edward Lee O’Steen, and his wife, Doris, of Wilmington; children, Diane Pour, and her husband, Rick, and J.D. Gore III, and his wife, Jennifer, of Asheville; grandchildren, James Wesley Gore of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Dexter Ellery Caralivanos of Elizabeth City; and nieces and nephews.
She worked for Century Mills Inc. on Raleigh and Greenfield streets as an executive assistant and inventory control manager until the late 1980s. She then worked as a cashier at Walmart making friends and memories all along the way for more than 20 years.
She loved animals, playing Solitaire on the iPad; sausage and egg biscuits from McDonald’s; doing word search puzzles; watching Rupaul’s Drag Race, getting mani/pedis from Kahn at the Leland Walmart; her grand-dogs, Oscar, Madison, Rocky, Spike and Lucy; and cats, Gizmo and Poker.
The friends she made at Brunswick Cove, both patients and staff, helped make this last year one of the best of her life and truly made her feel loved. She especially enjoyed playing Gin Rummy with her buddies outside on the smoke court.
The family wishes to thank Atlantic Cremation Service for their services. A celebration of life service will be held at noon, Saturday, Nov. 17, at Freedom Baptist Church with the Rev. Wayne Holley officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Linda O’Steen Gore may be made to the Lower Cape Fear Hospice of Wilmington; and Furever Friends Animal Rescue, P.O. Box 60, Leland, NC 28451.
