Funeral program for Reverend Thomas Joseph Lynch

Rev. J. H. Beatty, Philadelphia, Pa. Officiating
Assisted By Rev. E. J. Junior Vice Moderator
Interment Church Cemetery
Harpers Funeral Home In Charge
FUNERAL RITES
For
REV. THOMAS JOSEPH LYNCH
TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1974
12:00 OCLOCK
GREATER ZACHARIAH
BAPTIST CHURCH
Glennville, Georgia
OBITUARY
There is a reaper whose name is death,
And with his sickle kean
He reaps whom he will at breath,
He comes but cannot be seen.
Christianity does not exempt one from death.
It only insures triumph over death.
There is no other way of entrance into our
Heavenly Fathers house.
Rev. Thomas J. Lynch, the third son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Lynch was born Jan-
uary 25, 1891, in Screven County, Oliver, Georgia,
and departed this life March 7, 1974, in Evans
Memorial Hospital, Claxton, Georgia.
He joined St. John Baptist Church, Oliver,
Ga., at an early age, was a devoted Christian
worker always ready and willing to do whatever
his hands found necessary in the building of Gods
cause.
He attended Georgia State Industrial Col-
lege. At the time of his passing was Moderator
of the Tattnall Missionary Baptist Association,
Pastor of the Greater Zachariah Baptist Church,
Glennville, Ga., St. James Baptist Church, Ludo-
wici, Ga., and Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Wal-
thourville, Ga. He was a member of Central City
Masonic Lodge, No. 12, in Macon, a member of
the Evans Memorial Hospital Board of Directors,
a former school teacher, an officer of the Georgia
Missionary Baptist Convention and a former res-
ident of Macon, where he was pastor of New Hope
Baptist Church. His pastoral service span
through 61 years.
In the year 1914 he was joined in Holy Matri-
mony with the late Mrs. Charolette B. Lynch.
They lived happily together until death. Novem-
ber 9, 1929, he was joined in Holy Matrimony to
Miss Ruby Elizabeth Tyson.
He leaves to mourn his passing, a devoted
wife, Mrs. Ruby E. Lynch, Claxton; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Cora Boyette, Corona, N. Y., and Mrs.
Delores Ruthland, Wrens, Ga.; one brother, Mr.
Emory Lynch, Char gin Falls, Ohio; a foster son,
Tony Butler, Claxton, Ga.; two sons-in-law, Mr.
Willie Boyette, Mr. Charles Rutland; three sis-
ters-in-law, Mrs. Lillie Oliver, Philadelphia, Pa.,
and Mrs. Pearl Guess, Reidsville, Ga.; one broth-
er-in-law, Mr. Claud Tyson; three grandchildren;
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
ORDER OF SERVICES
Rev. E. J. Junior, Vice Moderator___Presiding
Processional
Hymn (Combined Choir) __ Amazing Grace
Prayer------------------------Rev. P. H. Lyde
Scripture----Rev. Charles Hall, Old Testament
Rev. M. Carter, New Testament
Hymn________________It Is Well With My Soul
Remarks (3 Minutes)
Evans Memorial Hospital Authority
Greater Zachariah_______________Dea. S. Hall
St. James---------------Dea. W. F. Johnson
Mt. Olive-------------------Sis. Ethel Moore
New Hope------Dea. James, Davis, Macon, Ga.
President of Ladies Department Tattnall
Association-------------Mrs. Joann Futch
Tattnall Association________Rev. J. E. Clark
Tattnall Sunday School and B.T.U.
Congress-----------------Rev. T. J. Wright
General Missionary Baptist
Convention_________________Rev. A. E. Hagins
Solo------------Sis. Alberta Davis, Macon, Ga.
Eulogy-------Rev. J. H. Beatty, Phildelphia, Pa.
Recessional
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Deacons of Tattnall Association
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Ministers
FLORAL BEARERS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The family of the late Rev. T. J. Lynch wishes
to thank their many frieneds and relatives for
the visits, phone calls, telegrams, cards and flo-
ral and acts of kindness shown them during sick-
ness and of hour of bereavement.
May God bless each of you is our prayer.