Vinney Lee Lynch, 91, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at Appling Healthcare.
Mrs. Lynch was born on April 27, 1934 in Appling County to the late Dan Lester Smith and the late Minnie Lou Crosby Smith. She attended Southside Church of God and was a retired seamstress and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbert F. Lynch.
Survivors include her daughter, Pam (David) Deen of Alma; son, Glynn Lynch of Baxley; sisters, Lourine Dudley of Baxley, Martha (Buddy) Courson and Betty (Carroll) Turner all of Baxley; grandchildren, Cole (Kim) Deen and Cammie (Kyle) Boatright; granddaughter-in-law, Macy Deen; great grandchildren, Cameron Deen, Aubree Wales, Brenlee Boatright, Chanlee Boatright, Kylee Boatright, Kale Boatright, Katie Eason, and Cody Roberts; great great grandchildren, Maddox Eason and Hayden Roberts. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Swain Funeral Home with Rev. Justin McLellan, Rev. Rick Brown, Rev. R. M. Warren, and Angie Sears officiating. Interment will follow in Omega cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Cameron Deen, Lloyd Beecher, Lonnie Weaver, Wayne Crosby, Aaron Weaver, and Lee Carter.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Staff of the Pavilion and Appling Healthcare.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Swain Funeral Home.
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1632 Hatch Parkway North, Baxley, GA 31513

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