Linda Grace McDougall, age 80, of Lehigh Acres, FL, formerly of Hampstead, MD, passed away on November 7, 2022, surrounded by her loving family, after a long illness. Linda was born in Baltimore, MD to the late Raymond Leonard and Grace Ireland Otten.
Linda earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Towson State College and went on to pursue her master’s in education at Western Maryland College. She taught 6th grade math at North Carroll Middle School for 24 years. In 1997, Linda moved to Lehigh Acres, Fl where she had many friends and interests. She was an avid golfer and enjoyed reading, traveling, and her art club. Linda cherished time with her family.
Linda is predeceased by her parents and her husband, James McDougall. She is survived by a brother, Richard “Dick” Otten, and her children: Linda Langsdale and husband Robert, Laura Chopper and husband Mark, Donald McDougall and wife Jean, and Julie Reese and husband Randy. She is the grandmother of 9: Katie, Brandon, Heather, Tyler, Matthew, Colleen, Kara, Hannah and Grace and great grandmother of 5. She is the step-grandmother of Zachary, Corey, Hayden, and Nicholas. Linda is also survived by her step children: Raymond, Carol, and Jim and their families.
A celebration of Linda’s life will be held in Lehigh Acres, Florida at the Club at Westminster on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 4:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, gifts in memory of Linda may be directed to support cancer nursing at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Please make checks payable to Johns Hopkins University. Gifts may be mailed with a memo indicating that this gift is in memory of Linda McDougall to the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, 750 E. Pratt Street, Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202 or make a gift online at https://secure.jhu.edu/form/Kimmel