Obituary: Dorothy June Lynch

Dorothy June Lynch, our beloved wife, mom, grandmother and sister, went to be with Jesus on Feb. 22, 2025.

She is survived by her husband, James Edward; son, Alan Lynch (Silvia); daughter, Alison Kelly (Ben); sister, Debbi Wilker (John); grandsons, Sebastian, Jacob, Ethan and Matthew; granddaughters, Sarah, Charlotte and Reagan; and many dear family members.

She was born Nov. 12, 1943, in Smithfield, North Carolina. She grew up loving and serving Jesus. She married the love of her life, James Edward Lynch, in 1966 and moved to Florida to begin their lives together.

She dedicated her life to teaching and education. She retired from Orange County Public Schools after 32 years. She served as a teacher, principal and associate superintendent. After her retirement from OCPS, she went on to be a consultant for 17 years with Literacy First.

Above her joy for teaching children reading, writing and arithmetic was the joy she experienced teaching others about Jesus. June loved to serve her church community by teaching Sunday school and organizing VBS. The desire of June’s heart was for everyone to know Jesus. There was something different about June. The difference was Christ. God worked in her and through her in every area of her life. In 2015, she experienced a rare autoimmune disease that only had a 1% chance of survival. She used her healing to reach those around her, living out Psalm 118:17, “I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.”

When asked if she had one thing she would want, she replied, “for my family to live the Christian life.” June is with her Lord and Savior. We will miss her deeply.

A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 23, at Winter Garden’s First Baptist Church, 125 E. Plant St., Winter Garden.