Linda Diane Motley, 68, departed this life April 3, 2019. She was a lifetime resident to the Akron, OH community.  She was a graduate of the University of Akron  where she worked in Adult Admissions as a Recruiter and later worked in the Dept. of the Upward Bound Program after retirement.  She was also the founder of Wailing Ministries for Women. Preceded in death by her husband, Elbert, she leaves to cherish her memory, children, Dereck (Ida) Motley, Nicole (Steven Sr.) Gough and Toni Motley; sisters, Toni (Theodore) Lindsey, Brenda Taylor and Michalene Skipper and a host of other relatives and friends.