| OBITUARY: RONZEL LYNCH 2024
With heavy hearts, the family of Ronzil D. Lynch, 85, of Mt. Zion, WV, announce his passing of this earthly
world and to the entry of a heavenly one.
He was born April 1st, 1939, to the late G. Russell Lynch and Madaline
B. Stutler Lynch.
Ronzil grew up in Calhoun County, and he lived a Tom Sawyer type childhood as he encountered many adventures with his best cousin Harold Stutler and life long friend Robert Weaver. Ronzil graduated
from Calhoun County High School in 1958 and he began a very diverse life when he enlisted with the
United States Navy. Ronzil retired as a Chief Petty Officer and after serving his country, he worked as an electrician for the Newport News Shipyard in Virginia and retired from there in 2001.
After retirement from one of the largest shipping ports in the United States, he came back to his childhood homeplace and enjoyed a peaceful and solitude reunion with his heritage, as Ronzil was very proud of his Lynch and Stutler roots. The Lynch's were known for being self educators and political. The Stutlers were true mountain men and survivors. This combination of ancestry made Ronzil the wise and authentic man that he was. To have a conversation with Ronzil was to have a conversation of yesteryear and the gool ole days. He leaves us with many great stories.
Ronzil leaves behind daughters, Ronda (Mark) Cain and Terra (Charlie) Buckalew, son Russell Lynch, grandchildren Emily Metheney, Chloe James, Elijah and Noah Buckalew, great grandchildren Atalaya and Maeley Metheney and Sutton Buckalew, sister Marlyn Settle and someone who recently became dear to him, Gail Lipsey.
In addition to his parents Ronzil is predeceased by his brother Larry Lynch and son Clifford Lynch.
An announcement of arrangements will be made soon, with the assistance of Stumps Funeral Home & Cremation, Inc.
Ronzel left and Bob at previous Annual Whytsell Reunion
Ronzel Lynch explores Richardson Cave in 1957
Ronzel ... a young farmer
By Bob Weaver 2024
My old school mate, wanderer and curiosity seeker Ronzel Dale Lynch of Mt. Zion has died at the age of 85. He was the son of schoolteacher Russell Lynch and Madeline Stutler Lynch, perhaps one of the best-liked woman in Calhoun County in the 20th Century.
He returned to Calhoun after a long career in the US Navy.
If I could have sought out a roamin' around buddy, I could have never found one better than Ronzel. Over the years I have written dozens of stories about our adventures and misadventures.
In the 1950s we were big into electronics, two way radio, recording and broadcasting - the ole days of the vacuum tube, not to exclude cave exploring and scaring the neighbors.
If it had not been done yet, we'd do it, often associating such behavior as the "devil of dubious excitement."
Ronzel certainly was a person of place with a deep interest in history.
I can kindly say, these years later, we remained friends for all them, and will enhance my memories of our times together.
On the Hur Herald, we have republished a few stories about our adventures.
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