Linda Bossio Funkhouser

The Road Goes Ever On and On – The Journey of Linda Bossio Funkhouser.

If this were a traditional obituary, you’d read that Linda Ann Bossio Funkhouser was daughter number four of the eight children (all daughters) that her parents Alexander and Katherine Bossio had. You’d read that she was a retired teacher and a beloved wife survived by her husband Bill and her two children, son-in-law, and pet Leia. There would probably be some flowery language about her being a beloved wife, mother, and a devout follower of the Way of Jesus. Much like the Hobbits in her favorite book, The Hobbit, one could learn all sorts of facts about her, but that wouldn’t tell you who Linda was.

You’d have to talk to her to learn that even though she often said she rejected Bill for almost two years because he was a long-haired hippy that still wore platform shoes and had bell-bottoms in the late 70’s. She was more concerned that he was immature in his faith and she wasn’t sure if he’d be a good father. However, she knew she would marry him when she saw the maturity of his faith on display serving alongside her family at the Rock church and how he cared for her dog Luciana when she went into labor while Linda was at work. When people loved those she loved, she felt as though they loved her. She would eventually marry Bill even though he didn’t cut his hair and she had to secretly throw out his bell-bottoms and platform shoes.

A traditional obituary may tell God answered her prayers and gave her Christiaan and Lauren but wouldn’t tell you that her greatest desire when she had children is that they would be friends. If you knew to look, you could see tears of happiness roll down her cheek as she heard and watched her children laugh at whatever ridiculous game they would play or story they would be telling as adults.

Her favorite verse was Psalm 37:4, “Delight thyself in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” If you heard her quoting a verse it was likely in KJV even though she read other translations, but she’d tell you it’s because there’s a beauty in the olde English. She grew up Catholic, but as she experienced Holy Spirit and his transformative power, she forged a new pathway for herself balancing the freedom and personal relationship with God with the holiness and grandeur of her Catholic upbringing, a pathway that would inspire others to follow her. Attending the Rock Church with her husband, family, and having Pastor Eddie Bez speak into their life, reinforced her ability to rely on Christ in the midst of hardship, worship like King David did, and love others as Jesus loved her.

A funeral for Linda will take place on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 11:30 AM, in the chapel of Georgia Funeral Care. The family will receive friends for a visitation on Monday, March 2, 2026 from 6:30 - 8:00 PM, at the funeral home.