William Lynn

William Hector Lynn, 71, of Jackson, Mo., died Friday at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Nov. 14, 1931, at Stewart County, Tenn., son of William H. and Nellie Mae Satterwhite Lynn. He and Patty V. Kern were married.

Lynn was a machinist for 30 years for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis. He served in the Air Force for four years as an airman 1st class. He was a member of New McKendree United Methodist in Jackson and had served as a volunteer at St. Elizabeth Medical Cente in Granite City, Ill.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, David Warren of Jackson and Mark Lynn of Chicago; a daughter, Candice Schuchardt of Seattle, Wash.; a brother, Roe Lane of Dover, Tenn.; two sisters, Mae O'Shea of Steward, Tenn., and Etta Thomas of Dover, Tenn.; and four grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a sister.

Friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at New McKendree Methodist Church.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church, with the Rev. John Rice officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Hills Memorial Cemetery in Edwardsville, Ill.

Cracraft-Miller Funeral Service of Jackson is in charge of arrangements.