With deepest sorrow, we announce that Tonya Shay Flynn, age 48, of Semmes, AL, a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend passed away on May 14, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer. Tonya graduated from Mary G. Montgomery High School and the University of South Alabama with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications. She was a devoted employee of Hargrove Engineering where she made everlasting relationships. Tonya thrived on helping others and always saw the best in everyone she met. She enjoyed fellowship with friends and family, working hard, and watching her children compete, perform, and excel. Tonya loved fiercely and unconditionally. She was an amazing person that many were blessed to know.
Tonya is preceded in death by her father, Leon Reid, whom she loved dearly. Tonya will be missed by her husband, Jim Flynn, her son James and daughter Ella; her beloved mother, Lyndal Reid, brothers Wayne Reid (Patsy), Barry Reid (Michelle), nephew Patrick Reid (Daniel) and nieces Christina Hall, Lauren Reid and Abby Reid; her mother-in-law Ellen Flynn, father-in-law Jim Flynn (Kim), sister-in-law Christine Semisch (Kevin) and brother-in-law Shawn Flynn (Debbie).
“Tonya’s Team” will be entrusted with ushering her to her final resting place. Her Team consists of Bryant Andrews, John Griffin Bell, Evan Buckhalter, Peyton Cowart, Drew Druckenmiller, James Flynn, Lucas Hall, Zane Hall, Jackson Haney, Will Miller, Connor Ratliff and Trey Turner. Her Honorary Team consists of Eli Giles, Logan Lawshe, Alex McWhorter, Brunson Watt, Cade Wilson and Hunter Wyse.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 12pm with the memorial service beginning at 2pm at Pathway Church - Moffett Campus, 7200 Moffett Rd. An overflow service will be provided in the Drive-In Parking lot of Pathway Church. We’ll assist all guests in observing CDC social distancing practices at all times while on the Pathway Church campus. The burial will follow at Semmes First Baptist Cemetery, 3771 Wulff Rd., Semmes, AL 36575.
In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations to the following foundations:
Hargrove Foundation
● https://hargrovefoundation.org/honoring-tonya-flynn
● Mail check to Hargrove Foundation, c/o Honoring Tonya Flynn, 20 S. Royal Street, Mobile, AL 36602.
Pilots For Christ
● http://pilotsforchrist.net/get-involved.php
● Mail check to Pilots for Christ, c/o Honoring Tonya Flynn, P.O. Box 707, Monroeville, AL 36461
