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Sgt. Maj. Bobby Lynch
d. October 13, 2011
Sgt. Maj. Bobby Lynch, U.S. Marine Corps, Ret., age 71, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2011 in Gulfport.
Mr. Lynch was a 26 year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring as a Sergeant Major. He served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was the Marine Corps JROTC Instructor at Gulfport High School for 21 years, and was a Mason with Lodge 630 in Biloxi.
Mr. Lynch was a member of Popp's Ferry Baptist Church, where he was Chairman of Deacons and a Sunday School teacher.
He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Betty Lynch of Gulfport; his children, Barry Lynch and wife Lisa of Hattiesburg, and Rodney Lynch and wife Jeni of St. Paul, MN; siblings: William Curtis Lynch of Luther, OK, William Merida Lynch, Jr. of Raleigh, NC, Norbon Lynch, and Donna Walker, both of Russellville, AR; his grandchildren, Jessica Marie Wright, Brittany Nicole Lynch, Courtney Lynn Lynch, Timothy Duane Lynch, USMC, and Jack Joyce-Lynch; and brothers-in-law that he loved very much, James E. Simpson, Mickey J. Simpson, Boyce Simpson, and David Simpson, all of Concord ,NC.
Friends may visit on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 from 11:30 a.m. until the funeral Service at 1:30 p.m at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 274 Beauvoir Rd., Biloxi. Interment with full military honors will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Popp's Ferry Baptist Church, 2000 Popp's Ferry Rd., Biloxi, MS 39532, or the American Heart Association, www.americanheart.org.
Mr. Lynch was a 26 year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring as a Sergeant Major. He served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was the Marine Corps JROTC Instructor at Gulfport High School for 21 years, and was a Mason with Lodge 630 in Biloxi.
Mr. Lynch was a member of Popp's Ferry Baptist Church, where he was Chairman of Deacons and a Sunday School teacher.
He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Betty Lynch of Gulfport; his children, Barry Lynch and wife Lisa of Hattiesburg, and Rodney Lynch and wife Jeni of St. Paul, MN; siblings: William Curtis Lynch of Luther, OK, William Merida Lynch, Jr. of Raleigh, NC, Norbon Lynch, and Donna Walker, both of Russellville, AR; his grandchildren, Jessica Marie Wright, Brittany Nicole Lynch, Courtney Lynn Lynch, Timothy Duane Lynch, USMC, and Jack Joyce-Lynch; and brothers-in-law that he loved very much, James E. Simpson, Mickey J. Simpson, Boyce Simpson, and David Simpson, all of Concord ,NC.
Friends may visit on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 from 11:30 a.m. until the funeral Service at 1:30 p.m at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 274 Beauvoir Rd., Biloxi. Interment with full military honors will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Popp's Ferry Baptist Church, 2000 Popp's Ferry Rd., Biloxi, MS 39532, or the American Heart Association, www.americanheart.org.
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