Linda L. Skaggs

January 14, 1948 - June 28, 2014

Linda Lee Skaggs, 66, of Mullens passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born January 14, 1948 in Salem, VA, she was the daughter of the late James and Hazel Everetta (Deweese) Joyce. Linda was a homemaker and was a member of the Mullens Pentecostal Holiness Church where she was a song leader and Sunday school teacher. In her leisure she loved working crossword puzzles and taking care of her grandchildren. Those left to cherish her memory include her loving and devoted husband, Donald Skaggs of Mullens; one daughter, Stephanie Dawn Day and her husband, Daniel of Roanoke, VA; one son, Jason Leonard Skaggs of Beckley; five grandchildren, Curtis Day, Lucas Day, Mallory Day, Jessica Day, and Kaylea Skaggs; one brother, James Michael Joyce and his wife, Margaret of Mullens. Services will be 12 Noon, Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at the Mullens Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Lewis Arnold officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call one hour prior to services Tuesday at the church. Pallbearers will be Roger Whitt, Tim Cook, Eugene Keiser, Lewis Arnold, and Jerry David. In lieu of flowers donations of sympathy may be made to the Bowers Hospice House 454 Cranberry Drive Beckley, WV 25801. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tankersleyfh.com The family of Linda Skaggs is being cared for by Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens.