Linda Joann Kreitz passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 after a long illness. She was born on April 3, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Wilbert and Effie Jo Fullard. She moved to Texas with her family in 1957 and grew up in San Angelo. As a young adult she moved to Midland, where she met and married Kenneth Kreitz. They settled in south Midland County where they happily raised their two sons Tim and Eric.Naturally skilled with numbers, Linda spent many years in oil & gas, primarily as a revenue accountant. She worked for HCW Explorations, Parker & Parsley Petroleum, and Concho Resources before illness forced her to retire.Linda enjoyed travel, particularly to tropical regions, and shared many memorable trips with her husband in Mexico and the Caribbean. At home, she loved spending time by the pool in the warm sunshine and spoiling her grandchildren at every opportunity.She is preceded in death by her father Wilbert F. Fullard and her mother Effie Jo Fullard. She is survived by her husband Kenneth E. Kreitz, brother Richard W. Fullard, sister-in-law Ingrid Fullard, sons Tim Kreitz and Eric Kreitz, daughters-in-law Sharon Kreitz and Star Kreitz, grandchildren Haylie, Sarah and Aaron, as well as a host of friends and family.The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Friday, January 10, 2014 at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Chapel in Midland. Interment will follow at Serenity Memorial Gardens.In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, Linda's favorite charity of many years.Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Midland. Online condolences may be made at www.npwelch.com,
