William J. Lynch Jr. Obituary (1926 - 2006)

William J. Lynch, Jr., 79, of Pana died Monday, September 4, 2006 at 6:03 a.m. in Prairie Rose Health Care Center, Pana. He was born November 6, 1926 in Pana, IL, the son of William J. Elizabeth Rita Sexton Lynch Sr. A graduate of Pana Township High School, Bill served in the U. S. Army Air Corps. He lived his entire life in Pana. He retired from CAT and after retirement worked as a security guard at C. F. Industries in Cowden. Bill married Gloria Ann Miller on December 31, 1952 in Assumption, IL. She survives in Pana along with their sons: Donald Lynch wife Suzanne, and William J. Lynch III, all of Pana, IL; daughter: Lynn Perkins husband Neil, Tower Hill, IL; 4 grandchildren: Ben Lynch wife Dawn, Marion, IL; Lyndsey Harbaugh husband Ryan, East Peoria, IL; William Perkins wife Tina, Pana, IL; and Elizabeth "Libby" Perkins, Charleston, IL. Funeral Information Cremation rites will be accorded. Private family services will be held.