Crossville, TN - Lynne Mary (Kartlie) Lynch was born on Jan. 6, 1945, in Camden, NJ and died on Dec. 20, 2025, at Parkwest Hospital in Knoxville, TN after a courageous battle with colon cancer. Lynne was the daughter of the late John Oswald Kartlie and Margaret Wilma (Mauer) Kartlie. She married the love of her life, Carmin E. Lynch, on Feb. 20, 1965, at Fort Hood Texas. Lynne was a graduate of Merchantville High School in New Jersey and received her BS Degree in business management from the University of LaVerne in California. She managed several individual high-end women's clothing boutiques around the country as she moved with Carmin to various states during their working careers.

In 1998, Lynne and Carmin moved to Fairfield Glade to enjoy their early retirement.

Lynne had a "green thumb" and loved gardening. She competed in floral arranging and tablescape competitions and was an active member of the Fairfield Glade Garden Club. She was also active with the ladies club and various ladies golf leagues in Fairfield Glade. A long-time parishioner of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, she was a member of the local Council of Catholic Women as well as a member of the National Council of Catholic Women.

Lynne joined Beta Sigma Phi international sorority in 1978 and was involved in every state chapter where she lived. Lynne was a founding charter member of the Laureate Alpha Kappa chapter in Crossville. She loved spending time with her sorority sisters - particularly serving with them in philanthropic activities — and was voted Woman of the

Year and Valentine Queen several times.

Lynne is survived by her husband, Carmin, and their two daughters, Cynthia L. (Robert) Leathers of Roseville, CA and Michelle L. (Richard) Williams of Crossville. She is also survived by her two sisters, Karen S. Kartlie of Houston, TX and Margaret K. Alexy of Merida, Mexico as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews. Lynne was a beloved Grammy to the "apples of her eyes," her grandsons, Zachariah A. Cole and Austin J. Cole, both of Knoxville, TN.

Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to Hospice of Cumberland County, The American Cancer Society, or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital if so desired.