Obituary of Jack Lyner

Funeral services for Jack Rogers Lyner, age 80, of Wedowee will be held on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at 2:00 PM at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Dr. Steve Dempsey officiating. Burial will follow at Morrison’s Chapel Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00-8:00 PM on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.

Mr. Lyner passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at his residence.

Survivors include his wife, two daughters, one son, five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, three sisters, and two brothers.

A Randolph County native, Mr. Lyner was born on August 17, 1939, the son of Thomas and Minnie Rye Hood Lyner.  He was a member of Morrison’s Chapel Church, was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam conflict where he earned a Bronze Star and retired with over 20 years of service, and worked as a mechanic for Rankin Brothers.  Mr. Lyner was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, and one half brother.

Memorials may be floral or donations may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, PO Box 98018, Washington DC 20090-8018.