Alice Lynch

It is with deep sorrow that we mourn the passing of Alice Barbara Lynch, of Smyrna, Georgia, who died on Tuesday, August 11, 2020.She was born Alice Barbara Johnston on February 18, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the oldest daughter of Barbara and Edwin Johnston.She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty five years, Gerald T. (Jerry) Lynch.She will be lovingly remembered by her sister Roseanne McRoberts of New Kensington, Pennsylvania and her four children: Mark Lynch, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Keith Lynch of North Palm Beach, Florida; Kimberly Najjar of Los Angeles, California and Gerald P. Lynch of Smyrna, Ga.She is also survived by eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Alice met Jerry while he was playing baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates.They married in February 1957.After Jerry retired from baseball, he and fellow Pirate Dick Groat bought farmland outside of Ligonier, Pennsylvania and built Champion Lakes Golf Club.In their later years Alice and Jerry lived in Atlanta area. She had a love for the bible and was an exceptional teacher.Alice will be missed by her friends in the South Smyrna Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.Many recall her quirky sense of humor.Everyone who knew her understood she was never going to reveal her age. There will be a memorial service via a Zoom meeting for friends and family.