William Lee Lynch, Jr. October 29, 1939 - June 5, 2020

William Lynch passed away at his home in Clarendon at the age of 80. A son of William and Susie (Ingram) Lynch, he was born in Monroe and received formal education at Brinkley Elementary and Clarendon High School. During high school, William began a friendship with Gracie Dunbar that led to marriage on May 21, 1960. The ceremony took place at the Presbyterian Church and shortly thereafter they left for their new home in Memphis. They were blessed to raise three children and after thirty years, William retired from public work. In 1990, the family moved back to Monroe County, settling in Clarendon. He and Gracie shared 55 years of life together before her death on June 8, 2015.

William enjoyed fishing, hunting, and raising a large garden, which he shared among family and friends. Upon returning to Clarendon, he began to attend the First Assembly Of God Church and on May 17, 2009, was baptized and remained a faithful member through the years.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; and five siblings, Donald Virgil Lynch, Wayne Allen Lynch, Marion Eugene Lynch, Arvie David Lynch, and Betty Mavis Ross. Immediate survivors include three children, Travis Lynch and wife, Susan, Anthony Lynch and wife, Charlene and Patricia Harris and husband, Steve, all of Mississippi; grandchildren, Jonathan Baldwin, Jacki Ann Lynch, and Allen Lynch; great-grandchildren, Rylan Baldwin and Nick Harris Jr.; siblings, Thomas Franklin Lynch of Clarendon, Ruth Short and husband, Charles, of Mississippi, and Susan Smith and husband, Donnie, of Stuttgart.

Graveside services were June 11 at the Shady Grove Cemetery by Bob Neal & Sons Funeral Home both located in Clarendon.