Emmett Golden Lynn

Emmett Golden Lynn, age 89, of Alabaster, Alabama passed away Thursday evening, January 31, 2013. He was an electrician retired from U.S. Steel, and also worked as a contractor for several years. The U.S. Army Veteran fought in WWII with the Company B 51st Armored Battalion Infantry. Prior to entering the service in 1944, Emmett was employed by Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company in Birmingham, Alabama for three years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd Myers Lynn and Minnie Lee Lynn; one son, Johnny Myers Lynn; sister, Lola Mae Arnold; and three brothers, Frank E. Lynn, Noah JD Lynn, and Charles D. Lynn. Survivors include the love of Emmett's life, his wife of 71 years, Mary Frances Lynn; daughters, Frances Louise King and Gwendolyn Harding; grandchildren, Leigh Ann Jones, Tammy Lynn Burkhart, Alicia Diane Gillespie, Mary Elizabeth Griggs, Jennifer Gafnea Olmstead, and Christie Rene' Bailey; great-grandchildren, Matt Jones, Chris Jones, Colton Stuman, Dalton Burkhart, JT Burkhart, Caitlin Burkhart, Jacob Burkhart, Jonathon Edmondson, Steven Edmondson, Dylan Freeman, Savanna Freeman, Farrah Lovelady, Zoe Bailey, Barrett Bailey, Brody Bailey, Haley Griggs, Katie Gillespie, and Rex Gillespie, Jr.; and one sister, Estelle Shrum. Visitation will be 12 noon to 2 p.m. on Monday, February 4, 2013 at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham, Alabama, immediately followed by the 2 p.m. graveside service in Southern Heritage Cemetery, Pelham.