Mark Linebaugh

July 11, 1951 - November 5, 2020

Mark Stuart Linebaugh, born July 11, 1951 in Macon, GA and passed away November 5, 2020 in Dallas. Mark was a loving husband, a veteran, Christian and a friend. Some people liked him; some others loved him. With Mark, you always knew where you stood as his ways were direct and to the point. Mark loved with his whole heart his family, his wife, his pets and his home. He loved our neighbors as they treated us like family. Family was everything to Mark. Mark had but a few hobbies, he enjoyed taking care of his yard, pistol shooting and most of all, barbecuing. He was totally in his element when he was smoking some delicious meats. Mark was a veteran and he served proudly in the United States Navy Construction Battalions, (SeaBees). Later in life, he served his fellow veterans at the Dallas Veterans Hospital. Mark is predeceased by his mother, Elizabeth, by his father, Lester, and an older brother as well as by several pets, his fur babies, most notably Clyde the Shepherd, Gracie the cat and Mike the Yorkshire Terrier. Mark leaves behind his wife, Jeannie Ray, another pet, Missy Joy and an adopted family including Steve and Penny Howie and their sons: Phillip Howie and wife, Brandi and Clinton Howie, Dennis and Manya Tubb and Caroline McKenzie. Per Mark’s request, he will be cremated and then placed in an urn to be taken home and be watched over by his wife. At a later date and after the passing of Jeannie, they will be taken to D/FW National Cemetery where they will be interred together. A celebration of Mark’s life will be from 5pm to 7pm, Tuesday, Decmeber 8, 2020 at Max Slayton Funeral Chapel where family and friends are welcome to share the legacy of generosity that Mark left to those he cared for.