Obit of Wildie Lynch (l520) - Grady County, Oklahoma

Chickasha Express Star  -  Chickasha Oklahoma  24 Nov 2002
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Chickasha Express Star  22 Nov 2002

Wildie Lynch 

Funeral services for Wildie Lynch, 94, of Chickasha, Okla., will be 
held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 25, 2002, at New Hope Baptist Church. 

Rev. Al Walters, pastor and minister, will officiate. 

Wildie Lynch was born Aug. 15, 1909, in Brennan, Texas, and died on 
Monday, Nov. 21, 2002, at Grace Living Center in Chickasha. 

Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of 
Brown/Christian Funeral Home. 

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Chickasha Express Star 24 Nov 2002

Wildie Lynch 

Funeral services for Wildie Lynch, 94, of Chickasha, Oklahoma, will 
be held Monday, November 25, 2002, at 1:00 p.m. at the New Hope 
Baptist Church located at 1202 Shepherd Street. Reverend Al Walters 
pastor and minister officiating. 

Wildie Lynch was born August 15, 1908, in Brenham, Texas. He moved to 
Chickasha at an early age. After moving to Chickasha, he united with 
the New Hope Baptist Church. While at the church, Wildie served in 
several capacities. He was a deacon, church treasurer, Sunday school 
teacher, a member of the senior choir and did whatever he could to 
help and promote the good for the Church. 

Wildie Lynch served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He 
started work as a custodian at Lincoln School in June of 1951 at the 
age of 43. He was employed for the Chickasha Public School system at 
Lincoln School for 47 years. While at Lincoln school, Mr. Lynch 
gained notoriety when the kids found out that he could say his ABCs 
backwards. After nearly five decades of watching thousands of 
children pass through a milestone in their education and move on, 
Lynch would see familiar faces from gradeschoolers to former students 
who are now in their 50s. Even though later in life, he began to 
struggle with all the students’ names, he never forgot their faces. 

Mr. Lynch started work at Lincoln school during segregation. 

He knew every building. He polished every floor and painted every 
wall. He knew the ins and outs of the steam tunnels surrounding the 
buildings. He knew what year each building was constructed and when 
they were remodeled. 

In December of 1998, the Lincoln cafeteria was named in his honor. 
Wildie Lynch retired from the Chickasha Public School system four 
years ago at the age of 90. 

Wildie Lynch united in holy matrimony unto Ida Jackson on October 6, 
1938, in Anadarko, Oklahoma. 

Wildie was preceded in death by both parents. 

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Ida Lynch; two sisters: James 
May Edwards of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, and Fern Smitteth of Long Beach, 
California. There are other relatives, and he is also survived by 
thousands of students who will always honor his memory. Interment 
will be at Fairlawn cemetery under the direction of Brown/Christian 
Funeral Home. 
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