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.