Linda Isler Edwards, 52, of Gatesville died Wednesday, December 31 at Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, Va. from injuries received in an auto accident.
Linda was a teacher at Bethel Christian Academy, a member of Union Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and was a member of the choir and went on mission trips.
She was a 1978 graduate of Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, TN and received the Governor’s Award for Volunteerism for her work with Hospice AIDS patients.
Linda is survived by husband, Dave Edwards, and son Paul of Gatesville; a daughter, Rachel of Fairfax, VA; and a son, Brian of Kill Devil Kills; her mother, Mrs. Polly D. Isler of Rock Hill, SC; and sister, Anne McGuirt of Rock Hill, SC.
A Celebration of Life is tentatively set for 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10 at Union Baptist Church.
Memorial donations may be made to the Linda Edwards Memorial Fund at Union Baptist Church, 431 Boone Farm Rd. Ahoskie or Southern Bank in Ahoskie and Gatesville.
The family is receiving friends at their home at 409 High Street, Gatesville.