Linda Crapps Jumper graduated in 1973 from USC with a BA in Elementary Education. In 1976 Linda married Robert Jumper, a youth minister who later became a pastor. Linda and Robert have served in Texas and South Carolina and are presently at South Lexington Baptist Church in Lexington, SC.

They have been married 33 years and have two children – Amanda (31) who is married and serves as a youth minister in Walhalla, SC, and Robert Lucius III, who is married and works as a Geek Squad Technicial at Best buy and lives in Lexington. They have one granddaughter, Maycee Blair and they love being grandparents.

Linda made National Board in 2005 and retired from teaching in 2007 after 28 years. For “fun” she sells Premier Designs High Fashion Jewelry, church activities and yard work..