FOWLER - Linda Rae Lee, age 78, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 18, 2026, at her rural Cheney, Kansas, residence.

She was born July 2, 1947, at Osborne, Kansas, the daughter of Nelvin and Winnie (Cade) Bliss.  As a young girl, she attended school in Osborne, graduating from Osborne High School.  After her graduation, she attended Fort Hays State University, receiving her undergraduate degree.  A longtime area resident, she was a house cleaner and secretary.

She was a member of the Fowler United Methodist Church and enjoyed bible study and spending time with her family and friends.

In 1968, she married Ron Thornburg at Osborne, Kansas.  After several years of marriage, the couple later divorced.  On September 2, 1988, she married Richard Dean Lee at Fowler, Kansas.  He precedes her in death on October 20, 2018.

She is survived by a son, Alan Thornburg and wife Nikki of Fowler; a daughter, Belinda Dome and husband Chad of Cheney, Kansas; a stepson, Mike Lee and wife Rose of Fowler; a sister, Barbara Wilson of Osborne; eleven grandchildren, Jessica Lamberth, Memphis TN; Stejer Lamberth, Cheney KS; Tamron Thornburg, Fort Worth TX; Wade Dome, Cheney, KS; Brittney Wood, Cheney, KS; Robbie Horrell, San Luis Obispo, CA, Macy Irsik, Kansas City, KS, Nate Cunningham- Minneola, KS; Hattie Lee Mendoza, Peoria, IL; Carey Lee, Buena Vista, CO; Asa Lee, Buena Vista, CO.; and ten great-grandchildren plus two on the way, Leah Mitchell, Jayden Lamberth, Stejer Lamberth, Carter Lamberth, Olivia Herrera-Lumpkins, Maycn Dome, Marlie Dome, Wesley Dome, Hayes Wood, and Remi Wood.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard; a stepdaughter, Diana Parker; her parents; and two brothers, Jim Bliss and Gary Bliss.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 22, 2026, at the Fowler Friends Church.  Interment will follow in the Fowler Cemetery, Fowler.

The family would welcome memorials to St. Jude's Children's Hospital in care of Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade, Kansas.