On January 6, 2017, 72-year-old Linda Baugher Phillips was found dead in her East Limestone home in Athens, Alabama, in an incident authorities described as a murder-suicide. Investigators concluded Phillips had been fatally shot by her husband, who then took his own life, leaving the neighborhood reeling from the sudden loss of both residents.

Family members later pursued civil remedies, with Phillips’ estate filing a lawsuit seeking $10 million in damages. Her community memory was honored through the creation of the Linda Baugher Phillips Scholarship Fund at Redstone Federal Credit Union in Athens. A member of Fairview Baptist Church, she was remembered at services held at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home and buried at Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery.

What can readers who knew Linda or who recall that January 2017 still share about her life or the neighborhood in East Limestone?