Beatrice Cathryn Lynn

Beatrice Cathryn Lynn of Show Low went home to be with the Lord on March 6, 2010, three weeks after celebrating her 100th birthday. Mrs Lynn was a beloved long time resident of McNary and Show Low whose life touched many in the White Mountains. Her life was a blessing to all who knew her and admired her passion for the Lord and her dedication to the musical enrichment of her students. Beatrice was born on February 13, 1910 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to the late Basil Calvin and Jennie Cathryn (Hogan) Hammond. She attended Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas, where she studied music and art. Later she continued her education at what would become Northern Arizona University. She married The Reverend Daniel Lynn on December 17, 1952. Together they served for many years at Blooming Grove Baptist Church in McNary, where Mrs. Lynn played the organ. She also taught music for many years in the McNary schools. In the 1980's the couple moved to Show Low, where they resided together until The Reverend Lynn's death in 1995. Beatrice continued past the age of 90 to play the organ at First Baptist Church of Show Low and gave piano lessons to many children and adults, whom she adored, throughout the community. She is survived by: her son, Robert Forteson of Show Low; step-daughter, Dolores Staton of Texas; 2 sisters: Thelma Collins of California, Marian Reed of Oklahoma; and by many grateful former students and friends throughout the White Mountains and across the country. Her public visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at Owens Livingston Mortuary - White Mountain Chapel, 320 N. 9th Street in Show Low. The funeral will begin 2:00 P.M., Thursday, March 11, 2010 at the First Baptist Church of Show Low, 700 N. Central Avenue in Show Low, Arizona where additional visitation will be 1 hour prior. The concluding service and interment will follow at the Show Low Cemetery where she will be laid to rest along side her beloved husband, The Reverend Daniel M. Lynn.