Linda attended Montreat Anderson College, Belhaven College and received a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies from Multnomah Graduate School of Ministry. She dedicated her life to women's ministry and served on the foreign mission field for many years in South America.
In addition to her parents, Linda was preceded in death by her husband, Milford Napier, and her siblings Claudia Fauver and Barbara MacPhaul.
She is survived by her sister, Debra Gruner, as well as several nieces and nephews.
The family will have a service at a later date.