OBITUARIES
Kenneth Lynch
1936-2004
Kenneth Ray Lynch, a former Snyder resident, died Monday,
April 26, in Carl Hayden VA Hospital in Phoenix after a brief illness.
Service for Mr. Lynch, 68, is set for 2 p.m. Saturday in
the Bell-Cypert Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Michael Howard of Oklahoma, formerly of
Snyder, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Snyder Cemetery.
Born Feb. 11, 1936 in Snyder, Mr. Lynch was a lead
guitarist in a number of bands.
His parents, John and Ethel Lynch; and two sisters, Ruth
Land and Dorothy Lynch, preceded him in death.
Survivors include three sons, Tracy Alan Lynch of San
Angelo, Christopher Lynch of Fort Worth and John Val Lynch of Globe, Ariz.; four
daughters, Beverly Diggs of Snyder, Peggy Radelle Bird of Pleasant Grove, Patty Lunelle
Southard of Flower Mound and Natalie Jo Sabastian of Globe, Ariz.; two sisters, Johnnie
Murl Molinare of Snyder and Mary Helen Cunningham of Pecos; 23 grandchildren; and 11
great-grandchildren.
Family visitation is set for 6-7 p.m. Friday at the
funeral home.
Mae Cline
1927-2004
Mae Cline of Snyder died Wednesday, April 28, in Cogdell
Memorial Hospital.
Services for Mrs. Cline, 95, are pending at
Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
Born May 3, 1908 in Crawford County, Mo., she married
C.B. “Beck” Cline in 1927 in Shawnee, Okla. He died in 1982. Mrs. Cline was an
operator for Southwestern Bell Telephone for 30 years in Plainview and was a member of the
Plainview First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Cline moved to Snyder in 1998 from Plainview where
she had lived since 1932. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and the Telephone
Pioneers of America.
Also preceding her in death were an infant daughter, Beth
Elaine Cline; and a son, C.B. Cline Jr. in 1997.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, John and
Linda Cline of Snyder and Paul and Connie Cline of Brownwood; 13 grandchildren; and 24
great-grandchildren.
Lois Burney
1923-2004
Lois Irene Duerksen Burney, longtime Snyder resident,
died Wednesday, April 28, in the Methodist Hospital Central in Oak Cliff after a lengthy
illness.
Service for Mrs. Burney, 80, is set for 10 a.m. Saturday
in the First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Fay Downs, interim pastor, officiating. Burial
will follow in Hillside Memorial Gardens under the direction of Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral
Home.
Born Aug. 13, 1923 in Corn, Okla., she taught school in
Corpus Christi before her marriage to Albert Sidney Burney who died in 1987.
She was also preceded in death by two sisters.
Mrs. Burney, a homemaker, was an avid artist, having
paintings in the Scurry County Museum. She was a longtime member of the First Presbyterian
Church and the Snyder Palette Club.
Survivors include tw o sons, Ric Burney of Dallas and Jay
Burney of Coppell; three grandchildren, Taylor Burney, Blair Burney and Andrea Burney, all
of Coppell; and a brother-in-law, Marvin Westburg of Littleton, Colo.
Mrs. Payne
1929-2004
Geraldine Grace Payne, the sister of Bernice Crow of
Snyder, died Wednesday, April 28, in Brownfield Regional Hospital.
Funeral service for Mrs. Payne 74, is set for 2 p.m.
Saturday in the First Baptist Church in Seagraves with the Rev. Ronnie Hedges officiating.
Burial will follow in the Gaines County Cemetery under the direction of Ratliff Funeral
Home.
Born Nov. 24, 1929 in Terry County, she married C.F.
Payne on Sept. 9, 1950 in Seagraves. A homemaker, she was a member of the Friendship
Baptist Church in Brownfield.
Survivors include her husband, C.F. Payne of Seagraves;
five daughters, Laquita Hornung of Eastland, Pam Hulsey of Denton, Teresa Reece of
Lubbock, Vicki Smith of Brownfield and Brenda Taylor of Seagraves; a son, Clinton Payne of
Brownfield; a brother, J.W. Freeman of Denver City; 11 grandchildren; and several
great-grandchildren.
