Bessie Lynch

Bessie Lynch

Female 1911 - 2003  (91 years)

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  • Name Bessie Lynch  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Birth 30 Aug 1911  Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Gender Female 
    Residence Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1920  Yadkin, Stokes, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 1930  Yadkin, Yadkin, Stokes, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1935  Rural, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1940  Rock Creek Township, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1950  Rock Creek Township, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married Ingle's Dairy, off of Springwood Church Road.
    Residence 1959  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Obituary Mrs. Bessie Lynch Doby, 91, formerly of 1430 Rock Creek Diary Road, died Saturday March 1, 2003 at Twin Lakes Center. The funeral services will be held on Mondy March 3, 2003 at 3pm by Rev. Tim Stevens at First Baptist Church of Whitsett. The burial will follow in Alamance Memorial Park. She was a native of Stokes County and the daughter of the late Drew William Lynch and the late Martha Martin Lynch. Her husband was the late Rev. Troy Lee Doby Sr. Mrs Doby was a home maker and a charter member of Whitsett Baptist Church. She was very active in all areas of the church for many years. She was an avid gardener and loved growing flowers. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law Mrs. Viola Whitesell and her husband Gaynor of Gibsonville, and Mrs. Louise Capps and her husband Archie of Graham, sons and daughters-in-law Troy Doby Jr. and his wife Linda of Whitsett, Coy Doby and his wife Brenda of Burlington, Paul Doby and his wife Joy of Gibsonville, and James Doby and his wife Becky of Liberty, sisters Miss Lillian Doby of Graham, Mrs. Ola Gordon and Mrs. Lula Stewart both of King, Mrs. Ada Rich of Graham, and Mrs. Ethel Smith of Pinnacle, brother Fount Lynch of Blues Creek, grandchildren Ronnie Whitesell, Kendall Whitesell, Brian Doby, Mark Doby, Amy Capps Cloer, Allan Capps, Keith Doby, Shannon Wagoner, Sherry Gregory, Teresa Treadway, and Heather Doby, great grandchildren Alan Whitesell, Lisa Whitesell, Troy Whitesell, Michala Doby, Alexis Doby, Cassidy Cloer, Austin Cloer, Jessica Doby, Adrian Doby, Ashley Pilgrim, Kasey Wagoner, Justin Treadway, and Joshua Treadway. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and brothers Willie, Charlie, Jessie, and Albert Lynch. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 pm on Sunday at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. Other times the family will be at the home of the son Troy Doby Jr., 548 NC 100, Whitsett. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Whitsett, Box 86, Whitsett, NC 27377. 
    Death 1 Mar 2003  Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Burial 3 Mar 2003  Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I232442491525  Doby
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2024 

    Father Drewry "Drew" William Lynch,   b. 13 Mar 1878, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1956, Pinnacle, Stokes, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Martha Elizabeth "Sissy" Martin,   b. 22 Mar 1883, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1977, Pilot Mountain, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Family ID F635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Troy Lee Doby, Sr,   b. 11 Feb 1910, Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1989, Whitsett, Guilford, North Carolina USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1933  Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Children 
    +1. Lillian Viola Doby,   b. 17 Sep 1934, Pilot Mountain, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 2023, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    +2. Troy Lee Doby, Jr.,   b. 05 Jan 1936, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 2016, 548 NC 100, Whitsett, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +3. Bessie Louise Doby,   b. 19 Nov 1939, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 2020, Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +4. Coy Wayne Doby
    +5. Paul William Doby,   b. 14 Jul 1945, Yadkin Township, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 2020, Gibsonville, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +6. James Thomas Doby
    Family ID F348  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2024 

  • Photos
    Troy Lee Doby Sr., Bessie (Lynch) Doby
    Troy Lee Doby Sr., Bessie (Lynch) Doby
    Part of the Maude Lee Fulk collection.
    Troy Lee Doby Sr., Bessie (Lynch) Doby - 1945
    Troy Lee Doby Sr., Bessie (Lynch) Doby - 1945
    Part of the Troy and Bessie Doby photo collection.
    Troy Lee Doby Sr., Bessie (Lynch) Doby
    Troy Lee Doby Sr., Bessie (Lynch) Doby
    Part of the Maude Lee Fulk collection.
    Troy Lee Doby Sr., Bessie (Lynch) Doby
    Troy Lee Doby Sr., Bessie (Lynch) Doby
    Part of the Troy and Bessie Doby photo collection.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Troy Lee Doby Sr., Bessie (Lynch) Doby, and children
    Troy Lee Doby Sr., Bessie (Lynch) Doby, and children
    LEFT TO RIGHT:
    Troy Lee Doby Jr.
    Coy Wayne Doby
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby
    Louise (Doby) Capps
    Troy Lee Doby Sr.
    James Thomas Doby
    Paul William Doby
    Viola (Doby) Whitesell

    Taken in Troy and Bessie's front yard on Rock Creek Dairy Road in Whitsett, NC.

    Part of the Troy and Bessie Doby photo collection.
    Troy Lee Doby Sr, Bessie (Lynch) Doby and grandsons - Christmas 1966
    Troy Lee Doby Sr, Bessie (Lynch) Doby and grandsons - Christmas 1966
    Grandsons left to right:
    Kendall Maurice Whitesell
    Brian Lee Doby
    Keith Wayne Doby
    Ronnie Gaynor Whitesell

    Part of the Troy and Bessie Doby photo collection.
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby and children.
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby and children.
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby holding Coy Wayne Doby. Standing children, left to right: Viola (Doby) Whitesell), Troy Lee Doby Jr., Louise (Doby) Capps.

    Part of the Troy and Bessie Doby photo collection.
    Troy and Bessie Doby, and family - Christmas 1966.
    Troy and Bessie Doby, and family - Christmas 1966.
    Adults, Left to right:
    Louise (Doby) Capps
    Archie Marion Capps
    Viola (Doby) Whitesell
    Gaynor Maurice Whitesell
    Linda (Patrum) Doby
    Paul William Doby
    Joy (May) Doby
    Troy Lee Doby Jr.
    Troy Lee Doby Sr.
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby
    James Thomas Doby
    Coy Wayne Doby
    Brenda (Johnson) Doby

    Children, left to right:
    Ronnie Gaynor Whitesell
    Brian…
    Troy and Bessie Doby, Troy Jr, Viola. - about 1938
    Troy and Bessie Doby, Troy Jr, Viola. - about 1938
    Troy Lee Doby Sr.
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby
    Viola (Doby) Whitesell
    Troy Lee Doby Jr.
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby with Paul William Doby and James Thomas Doby - 1958
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby with Paul William Doby and James Thomas Doby - 1958
    LEFT TO RIGHT:
    James Thomas Doby
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby
    Paul William Doby
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby, Paul William Doby, Sherry Denise Doby, Ashley Denise Doby - 1988
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby, Paul William Doby, Sherry Denise Doby, Ashley Denise Doby - 1988
    LEFT TO RIGHT:
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby (seated)
    Paul William Doby
    Sherry Denise (Doby) Campbell
    Ashley Denise Doby
    Troy Lee Doby Sr., Bessie (Lynch) Doby, Paul William Doby, Sherry Denise (Doby) Campbell, Ashley Denise Doby
    Troy Lee Doby Sr., Bessie (Lynch) Doby, Paul William Doby, Sherry Denise (Doby) Campbell, Ashley Denise Doby
    LEFT TO RIGHT:
    Troy Lee Doby Sr. (seated)
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby (seated)
    Sherry Denise (Doby) Campbell
    Ashley Denise Doby
    Paul William Doby

    Part of the Louise (Doby) Capps photo collection.
    Christmas at Troy and Bessie Doby's house - about 1975.
    Christmas at Troy and Bessie Doby's house - about 1975.
    Part of the Louise (Doby) Capps photo collection.
    Troy Lee Doby Sr. and Bessie (Lynch) Doby
    Troy Lee Doby Sr. and Bessie (Lynch) Doby
    Part of the Louise (Doby) Capps photo collection.
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby - 2001
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby - 2001
    Part of the Louise (Doby) Capps photo collection.
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby
    Part of the Louise (Doby) Capps photo collection.
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby - 1994
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby - 1994
    Part of the Louise (Doby) Capps photo collection.
    Troy Lee Doby Sr., Bessie (Lynch) Doby and children.
    Troy Lee Doby Sr., Bessie (Lynch) Doby and children.
    LEFT TO RIGHT:
    seated:
    Troy Lee Doby Sr.
    Bessie (Lynch) Doby

    standing:
    Louise (Doby) Capps
    James Thomas Doby
    Paul William Doby
    Coy Wayne Doby
    Troy Lee Doby Jr.
    Viola (Doby) Whitesell

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