A. Pauline Lynch

A. Pauline Lynch, age 84, of Eaton, OH, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Reid Hospital, Richmond, IN. She was born January 2, 1928 in Eaton, OH to the late Paul James and Maria A. (Snyder) Campbell. Pauline was a longtime Preble County farmer, starting with her father as a young woman and continuing to farm with her husband Ed for many years, farming the same farm for over 100 years; she was a longtime member of the New Hope United Methodist Church, where she was also a member of the United Methodist Women; and she was a member of the Merry Homemakers Club. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sisters Marilyn Petry and Isabelle Hart; and step-mother Eva Campbell. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Ed Lynch of Eaton; daughter Carolyn (Jim) Jordan of Richmond, IN; daughter Jennifer (Jeff) Kissick of Crittenden, KY; son Richard (Peggy J.) Lynch of Eaton; daughter Peggy A. (fiancé Richard McManis) Druley of West Des Moines, IA; grandchildren James (Sherry) Jordan, Robert Jordan, Rebecca (Dave) Hake, Megan (fiancé Will Bollinger) Kissick, David (Karen) Lynch, Ronald (April Pope) Lynch, Elizabeth (fiancé Todd Crawford) Druley and Jillian Druley; great grandchildren Anthony Jordan, Madelynn Hake, Serendipity Lynch and expected baby Adam Lynch; half-sister Amy Houser of Arizona; adopted daughter Gail Taylor of Eaton; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the Girton Schmidt & Boucher Gard Funeral Home, 226 West Main Street, Eaton, OH with Pastor Brady Feltz officiating. Burial will follow in Mound Hill Cemetery, Eaton, OH. Friends will be received on Friday, September 14, 2012 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be sent to the New Hope United Methodist Church, 3330 Upshur-Northern Road, Eaton, OH 45320 or Eaton Emergency Squad, 324 North Maple Street, Eaton, OH 45320. Online condolences and other remembrances may be sent to the family by visiting www.gsbfuneralhome.com.