Billy E. Lynch, Sr.

Billy Eugene Lynch, Sr., 88, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, January 2, 2023, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Billy was born September 24, 1934, in McGregor, Texas to Maurice and Dora Lynch.
Billy was the owner and operator of Lynch Concrete Construction. He was a family-oriented man and enjoyed family barbecues, fish fries and making homemade ice cream. He had a love for nature and animals. Billy enjoyed fishing, deer hunting and anything to do with the great outdoors. He was very passionate about helping others in their time of need and feeding them. Billy was a sweet and kind man who treated everyone the same.
Billy was preceded in death by his parents, Maurice Lynch and Dora (French) Lynch; wife, Wanda Lynch; children, Dora Lynch, Diana “Snooks” Lynch and Billy Lynch, Jr., brothers, James Donald Lynch, Carl Lynch and Douglas Lynch; sisters, Debbie Lynch, Kay Francis Maxwell and Brenda Lynch.
Those left to cherish Billy’s memory are his daughters, Mary Hudson of Groves, Texas and Loretta Lynch; grandchildren, Wanda Hartford, Winter Whitley, Jeremy Hudson and Alexis Penning; great grandchildren, Brittany Moore, Gabriel Hartford, Sierria Townsend, Mark Daniel, River Dylan, Logan Allan and Christian Kohler; great grandchild, Kimani Patterson; brothers, Jack Lynch and his wife, Janice of Port Neches and Morris Edward Lynch and his wife, Patsy of Nederland; sister, Peggy Fontenot of Nederland; and a host of nieces, nephews and extended family.
Serving as pallbearers include Larry Strickland, Gabriel Hartford, Ralph Odom, Ralph Dupree, Jordan Townsend and Albert "Plug" Broussard.
A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., with the funeral service to begin at 2:00 p.m., at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches.