Linda Lowe

Linda Lowe (Lin Tao Mo) November 9, 1930 - March 27, 2024 Longtime resident of Kingsburg, retired owner and operator of Town & Country Markets - Selma and Kingsburg - Mrs. Linda Lowe passed away on March 27, 2024. At her bedside were her children: her oldest son Phil, Phil's wife - Susan, their two children - Kris and his wife - Shanan and their oldest daughter Klaire, Wesley and his wife - Sarah, and their oldest daughter - Macy, Linda's oldest daughter -Melissa, Linda's youngest son - Doug and her youngest daughter - Donna, Linda's niece - Amy Miao, her two children - Karen and Richard. Linda was born on November 9, 1930 in Fahyen, China. Her father was Bil Mo, and her mother was Mo Jing Jung Oi. Bil Mo was a building contractor and the family business was in Jiang Men. After the war they moved to the old village in Fahdoo and started farming. Her siblings were: Kwock Zhi Mo, brother (Uncle Tim), and Kwock Lum Mo, brother (deceased). Linda met her husband to be Ying (Calvin-American name) Lowe in 1946. Their mothers, Lowe Gong Choi (Ying's mother) and Mo Jing Jung Oi (Linda's mother), arranged their marriage. The wedding took place in the old village of Fahdoo on May 12, 1947 at Ying's house as this was the tradition for weddings at that time. Linda's husband came to the United States in September, 1949. He was 20 years old when he arrived in San Francisco, California and worked for his cousins in the National Market Grocery Store. He worked with is older brother (Albert) and his cousin (Teddy Wong). In 1952 Ying moved to Madera, California. He went into partnership with his cousins and they ran Valley Market. Linda came to America in 1952 and joined her husband there. Their children came along in 1953. First Phil was born, Melissa was born in 1955, and Doug was born in 1956. In 1960 Valley Market sold and Ying and Linda went into partnership; with Ying's cousins in Winton, California. They owned and operated Buddy Boy Market. Linda began working as a meat wrapper and cooked for all the employees. Ying and Linda's youngest daughter, Donna, was born in 1965. By 1968, Linda completed her apprenticeship in the meat department and had now become a full-fledged meat cutter (butcher). Later on that year, Ying and Linda sold their share of Buddy Boy Market to go and work for Ying's cousin, Teddy Wong at Lindsay Foods in Lindsay, California. On June 28, 1971, Ying and Linda along with their four children, Phil (17 years old), Melissa (16 years old) Doug (15 years old) and Donna (5 years old) moved to Kingsburg California and opened their own grocery store, Town & Country Market. Ying and the three older children ran the grocery store and Linda ran the meat department while Donna kept her mother company. On August 28, 1987 Ying and Linda and their children decided to purchase a second grocery store in Selma California. They also named it Town & Country Market. Linda, Phil and Doug took care of the Selma store. Ying, Melissa and Donna took care of the Kingsburg store. Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at Salser & Dillard Creighton Chapel in Kingsburg from 4p.m. - 7 p.m. followed by a reception at Sun Hong Kong Restaurant in Kingsburg. The funeral service will be held on Monday, April 29, 2024 at 10:00a.m. at the Orchard Bible Fellowship Church in Kingsburg. Pastor Joe Saubert will perform the service. Macy Ryan Lowe, Great Grand Daughter will sing "Super Market Flowers" at the service. The funeral procession will be from the Orchard Bible Fellowship Church to the final resting place at Mountain View Cemetery in Fresno, where her husband is buried. Following the burial a reception will be held at Pardini's Restaurant in Fresno. Salser & Dillard Creighton Chapel are in charge of the funeral arrangements. Memorial Tributes and condolences may be offered by logging onto www.salseranddillard.com.