Linda Ilene Degler

Linda Ilene Degler, age 74, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 29, 2024, at the J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W. Va., leaving a void her family will never be able fill.  She was born on July 19, 1950, in Morgantown, to Alexander and Geneva (Gould) Degler.  Linda was a sister to Joseph Degler of Pursglove, W. Va. and Yvonne (Degler) Wilson of Manassas, Va.  She attended Cass Elementary School and University High School.  Linda attended cosmetology school because she had a passion for making people feel beautiful and it was a means to support her children as a single parent.  She also worked at Mon Health Medical Center in the custodial services division.

Linda was a devoted mother to Charles Wilson III, Roxanne (Wilson) McHugh, Jessica (Wilson) Clites and Beth Wilson. She always said to her children, "We don't have much but we have each other", and they felt that in the love and support she provided to them throughout the years.  Linda was proud of all her children for the love they bestowed to their families and for them being their own unique self. In addition to her four children, she had 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren that she loved dearly. She would talk constantly about their personalities and how each one of them reminded her of her own children.

Linda had a passion for life and she lived each moment to the fullest. She loved to play bingo, swim, watch singing shows and enjoyed the company of her friends. Linda and her closest friends would stay up hours laughing and playing Yahtzee. Any person that met Linda immediately loved her. That was evident by the number of people that have called her mom and grandma throughout her life. Linda was a joyous and loving person who had the ability to make people laugh. She will be forever remembered as an amazing mother, grandmother, and friend.

There will be no public viewing and arrangements are private