Barbara Johnson Lynch
December 10, 1950 ~ April 11, 2022
Born in:
Alexandria, MN
Resided in:
Jacksonville, NC
Asheville Butterfly TrailBarbara Johnson Lynch, 71, formerly of Arden, died Monday April 11, 2022 in Jacksonville.
Born on December 10, 1950 in Alexandria, Minn., she was the daughter of the late Lorain Arthur and Virginia Mae Engel Johnson. She was married on April 15, 1972 to James G. Lynch, who preceded her in death in 2003. She was a retired school teacher in Buncombe County, spending most of her career at W.W. Estes Elementary in Skyland. She also attended First Baptist Church in Asheville.
She is survived by a daughter, Kristen Courtney Strickland of Hampstead, N.C., a son, Christopher Seth Lynch and his wife Stacy of Allen, TX., and two brothers, Robert Johnson of Montana and James Johnson of Colorado. She is also survived by two grandsons, Sam and Ryan Strickland.
Private graveside services will be held at Calvary Episcopal Churchyard in Fletcher.
Memorials may be made to the Asheville Humane Society or the Alzheimer’s Association.
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral Home Assisting The Family:
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian
72 Long Shoals Road
Arden, NC 28704
(828)687-3530
http://grocefuneralhome.com
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Kristen and Seth I am sorry to hear of your mother’s passing. She was an important part of our lives at Estes Elementary. I saw and interacted with her often when she attended lst Baptist Church. You had a very special mom. Blessings to your family at this very difficult time.
Loveta Crutchfield Lewis , retired Kindergarten teacher at Estes.
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Kristen, Seth, Scotty,
May God comfort and hold you in this time of loss. She was a kind lady and neighbor. My last memories are when I visited Mom and Dad , she would walk her dog to check the mail. 🙏❤️
Kristen & Seth,
We are so sorry to hear about your mom’s passing. She was someone all three of us knew for so many years. Mom enjoyed working with her at Estes and Bonnie and I will also remember her fondly. I had the great pleasure of working many times in recent years when she was a constant and sought-after substitute for the school system. What a wonderful woman! Sending comfort your way.
She was a wonderful woman who is well loved and is surely missed. You cannot have grown up in this community without having been touched by her life. May a peace that surpasses all earthly understand fall on you to guide and carry through this time.
Dear Kristen and Seth,
We were deeply saddened to hear about your Mom. I enjoyed working with her at Estes. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Love, George and Jane Kramer
To Barbara’s family
I was certainly saddened to read of Barbara’s death. Like many others, I knew her while we both worked at Estes Elementary over the years. I found her to be a sensitive, quiet person whose gentle ways made her especially effective working with young children. She often worked with special needs students and it was obvious her sensitive nature and her patience made her an important person to many children as well as to those with whom she worked.