Ray Carl Lynn, 70, of Wynoose, went to his Heavenly Home at 1:10 AM on Thursday, January 29th, 2015, at the Arch Helia Rehab Center in Olney, Illinois.

Visitation will be Monday, February 2nd, 2015 from 4-8 PM and funeral services on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 at 10 AM at the Thrasher Family Funeral Home in Olney, Illinois.  Services will be conducted by Brother Don Lusk Jr. and Brother Kent McTaggart.  Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery south of Noble, Illinois.

Ray was born July 13th, 1944 at home in Evansville, Indiana to Hugh Guilford & Mabel (Pierce) Lynn.  He married Charlotte (Rule) Lynn on April 16, 1965 at the Clay City First Baptist Church in Clay City, Illinois.

He attended Wheeler and Thomas Elementary Schools and graduated from Clay City High School in 1962.  After graduation he worked at Wilkins Chevrolet and Eagleson Oldsmobile & Cadillac in Olney, Illinois.  He graduated from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in 1964 with an AAS in Automotive.  In the spring of 1969 he started teaching Automotive at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel, Illinois.  He taught there through the summer of 1970 and transferred to Olney Central College when the Automotive Program was moved.  In 1983, he received his BS Degree in Occupational Education from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.  In June of 1993, he graduated from Chicago State University with his MS Degree in Occupational Education.  He retired in December of 1999 after teaching 30 years of Automotive at Olney Central College.

Ray was a member of NACAT (North American Council of Automotive Teachers) and a Charter Member of ICAIA (Illinois College Automotive Instructors Association).  He was a board member of the West Richland School District for 18 years.

He was an area pilot and a member of the Olney Area Pilots Association, EAA Chapter 1304, Clay County Pilots Association Chapter 16, and the Tennessee Short Wing Piper Club.  He had the opportunity to fly over 300 area students in the Young Eagles Program in his Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane.

Ray was past Moderator of the Fairfield Congregational Christian Church Association in Fairfield, Illinois.  He is a member and Deacon of the Forrest Ridge Congregational Christian Church southeast of Noble, Illinois.

His hobbies included:  farming, flying his airplane, traveling, and spending time with his grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife Charlotte Lynn, son Randy & wife Patricia (Richey) Lynn of Noble, Illinois, daughter Marla (Lynn) Seals & husband Pete Seals of Olney, Illinois, and son Eric & wife Audrey (Mewes) Lynn of Noble, Illinois.  Five grandchildren, Brandon Lynn, Alexis & Nolen Seals, and Riley & Brody Lynn.

He is survived by his sister-in-law Ruth Lynn of Clay City, Illinois, brother Leroy Lynn & wife Shirley of New Carlisle, Ohio, sisters Ginger & husband Richard Hunley of Woodlawn, Tennessee, Ruth Ann & husband Don Lusk Jr. of Sullivan, Illinois, and Charlene & husband Phillip Henderson of Clay City, Illinois.

He was preceded in death by his parents Guilford & Mabel Lynn and his brother, Hugh Lynn and infant brother Calvin Lynn.

Memorials can be made to Lynn Family for medical expenses or the Forrest Ridge Church.