Linda Marie Beardsley Lewis

Linda Marie Beardlsey Lewis, 76, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Born in Hawaii on April 25, 1949, she was the daughter of the late LTC Leonard Nelson Beardsley, USAF and Laurine Lee Norfleet Beardsley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Warren Richard Lewis; daughter, Brandi Lei Shaw; and her sister, Lora Anne Beardsley.

She is survived by her daughter, Teresa Lynn Love; brothers, Larry Arthur Beardsley and wife, Meredith Diane Beardsley, and Leonard Nelson Beardsley; grandchildren, Hailee Marie Shaw, Dakota Lei Martin, Richard Dwayne Love, Charles Eugene Love, Jr., and Timothy Albert Love; five great-grandchildren; and brothers-in-law, Larry R. Lewis and Donald C. Lewis.

Linda worked for Philip Morris USA as a quality control technician for many dedicated years.

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 18, 2025, in Blandford Cemetery, 319 S Crater Road, Petersburg, Virginia 23803. Her remains will rest from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at the Colonial Heights Chapel of the E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes, 2033 Boulevard, Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834. Online condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall.com

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Crater Community Hospice, 3916 S Crater Road, Petersburg, Virginia 23805 or to the Colonial Heights Animal Shelter, 301 Charles H Dimmock Pkwy, Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834.