Linda D. Edwards

Linda D. Edwards, 73, of Morganton died Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at her residence. Born in Wayne County, NC on June 10, 1939, she was the daughter of the late James Alderman Dobson and Mary Elizabeth Herring Dobson. Linda was a member of First Baptist Church. She was a published author and frequent contributor to the Morganton News Herald. Linda had a green thumb and even managed to grow plants in Alaska.A wonderful and loving mother, grandmother, and friend, Linda is survived by her daughters, Vera Kasayulie of Akiachak, AK, Lisa Grigni and her husband, John, of Greensboro, NC, Celia Amos of Anchorage, AK, Alessa Leming and her husband, Dean, of Tappahannock, VA, and Tanya Tomasi and her husband, Joe, of Charlotte, NC; grandchildren, Kristian Kasayulie, Brandon Kasayulie, Scott Kasayulie, Chelsea Kasayulie, Conrad Amos, Kendra Amos, Stella Amos, Walter Amos, Angus Tomasi, Gabriel Tomasi, Isabella Tomasi, and Benjamin Tomasi; seven great-grandchildren; and a special cousin, Marion Casen of Richlands, NC.In addition to her parents, Linda was preceded in death by her sister, Berta Lois Bennet.A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Friday, August 24, 2012 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with Dr. Thomas A. Bland, Jr. officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home for one hour prior to the service.Memorial contributions may be made to The Candy Maier Scholarship Fund for Women Writers, 4-B Long Shoals Rd. #164, Arden, NC 28704.