Linda Joyce Puckett Dawkins, 73, of Columbia, died Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Born March 23, 1944 she was a daughter of the late Ernest Heyward Puckett and Margaret Catherine Coward Puckett. She retired from Baptist Hospital in 2009 after 30 years of service.

A funeral service will be held 10:30 o'clock, Friday, July 21st at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext, Columbia. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 9:30. The family would like to thank the staff at Harbison Hall for the love and care given to Joyce.