Roy Lynch (Lebanon)'s Obituary
Roy Glen Lynch, son of Henry Frederick and Lillie Lucretia Agee Lynch, was born February 22, 1921, in Lebanon, Missouri. He departed this life Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Christian Health and Rehabilitation Center South, in Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of ninety-two years, and twenty days.
On December 10, 1994, he was united in marriage to Louise Waters Mizer, who preceded him in death on April 3, 2010.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Golda; two sons, Dennis and Ron; a grandson, Christopher; and an infant sister, Lorraine.
Roy is survived by three daughters, Barbara Wright, and her husband, Jerry, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, Janice Meyers, and her husband, Doug, of Topeka, Kansas, and Donna Quick, and her husband, Dennis, of Kansas City, Missouri; a son, Glen Lynch, and his wife, Georgiann, of Hendersonville, North Carolina; a step-daughter, Joy Shull, of Independence, Missouri; four step-sons, Paul Mizer, and his wife, Patty, of Lebanon, Missouri, Clyde Todd, of Hartville, Missouri, Carl Allen Todd, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Jay Todd, of Iola, Kansas; eighteen grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
He was born and raised in the Lebanon, Missouri area, and then entered the C.C. Camps in 1938. He served his country faithfully in the United States Army Ninth Infantry, C Company from 1944 until 1946, during World War II. After being honorably discharged from the Army on June 26, 1946, he returned to the Lebanon area and continued working for the Rice Stix Factory for a few years. He made his home in the Kansas City, Missouri area and worked for the Owens Corning Fiberglass Company for thirty-five years. Upon retiring, he moved to the Grovespring community for the next several years, later returning to Lebanon.
Roy was a longtime active member of the Church of Christ and had attended Hayes Street Church of Christ as long as his health allowed.
In his spare time he enjoyed traveling, photography, and listening to gospel and bluegrass music. He was a wonderful storyteller and liked visiting with his friends. He was a true gentleman with a kind and caring heart, who was loved by all.
Roy was a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and know that his family and friends will treasure the memories he made for them throughout the years.
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