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.