Robert Craig “Bob” Lynch, 88, lifelong Memphian, died May 23, 2011 in his home with his family close to him. A graduate of Tech High School, Mr. Lynch was the retired president of Motors Inc. and a member of Kirby Woods Baptist Church. He was a World War II army veteran of the South Pacific Theater where he served as the Platoon Staff Sergeant of the First Calvary Division. He had marched his way through the islands of the South Pacific to Tokyo Bay where he witnessed the surrender of Japan and the end of the war. Mr. Lynch was an avid boater and loved photography. Visitation will be Friday, May 27 beginning at 10 a.m. with funeral services beginning at 11 a.m. both at Kirby Woods Baptist Church. Burial will follow with procession to Memphis Memory Gardens Cemetery located at 6444 Raleigh-LaGrange Road. Mr. Lynch is survived by his wife of 70 years, Ann Scott Lynch; children Jim and Jan Lynch both of Memphis and John Lynch of Carrollton, Texas; sister Frances Lynch Frazier of Phoenix, Arizona; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Any memorials may be made to Kirby Woods Baptist Church Senior Adult Ministry, 6325 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38119. Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens 5599 Poplar Avenue 901.725.0100

Published in The Commercial Appeal on 5/26/2011.