St. Clair County Obits

MABLE C. LYNN

Obituary. - Mable Clair Gardner was born July 31, 1896 in Evergreen, Colorado, one of 10 children born to Thomas and Nancy Jane Hill Gardner. She passed away Friday, October 31, 1980 at the Golden Valley Memorial Hospital inClinton, Missouri, at the age of 84 years and 3 months.
She lived in Evergreen until she was a young lady of 14. At that time, she moved with her parents to
Wisdom, Missouri.
At the age of 16 she was united in marriage to John Henry Lynn. This union occurred June 1, 1913 at her
home and was performed by Rev. George Smith. To this union were born 10 children. John preceded her in
death in April of 1954. During their life together they spent most of their time in Colorado and Missouri.
Mable was a most beloved wife and mother. She was the bond that held the family together. She has given her family the courage and strength to go on with their lives. She has always thought of others before herself. Her packages to the Children's Mercy Hospital will be greatly missed after this year. Even with her illness, she had to finish the box for the children this year. She led a good Christian life and will by missed by her family and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers, four sisters and four children: Pauline Cristie, twin of
Paul Henry, George Joseph, Mable Lorrain and John Richard.
She is survived by five daughters: Nancy Myrtle Pankey of Satanta, Kans; Mildred Melissa McVay of Clinton; Gertrude May Torley of Savannah, Ga.; Rose Lee Parsons of Lee's Summit; one son, Paul Henry Lynn of Osceola; one sister, Edith Smith of Osceola; 33 grandchildren and other relatives and friends. Burial was in the Osceola Cemetery.
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