Mary Alice Lynn

Mary Alice Farmer Lynn was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Jeanne Phifer Farmer and Joseph Patrick Farmer on June 22, 1948.

Mary Alice graduated from Notre Dame in 1966. She was a very talented classical pianist after having had instruction for 10 years. She loved tennis, golf and gardening...but cooking was at the top!

She worked at the health department before becoming employed by TVA. After a time in Chattanooga, she was transferred to the Knoxville offices. There she married Robert Lynn and the two were married for 32 years. They adopted their precious Luba Michelle from Russia in 1995. She was the light of her life, and she retired early to enjoy becoming a mother in all of its glory.

Her happiest days were sharing time with all of her family, sitting by the pool, having cookouts, making salsa and cherry pies. And she was a serious birdwatcher, mostly enjoying the goldfinches, hummingbirds and bluebirds at her feeders. She lived her life honestly and with her whole heart. She lived a life the way God intended, true and faithful. Her smile was contagious spreading to everyone who saw it making the world a better place.

She leaves behind her mother, Jeanne Farmer of Chattanooga, her husband, Robert Lynn, her daughter, Luba and son-in-law, Taylor Groce, their two boys, Niklaus and Aiden, ages 7 and 1 month old, her brother, Richard P. Farmer (deceased) and wife Trudy of Blackwell, her younger brother, James Matthew Farmer of Ringgold, her sister, Sally Farmer Rossmann and her husband Paul of Charleston, her niece, Lake Browne and son, Iden of Asheville, N.C.

She will be missed beyond measure.

Funeral Mass for Mary Lynn will take place on Monday, June 23, 2025, at 1:00pm at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Father John A. Orr officiating.  Family and friends will meet on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 9:45am at East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, John Sevier, for a 10:00am graveside service.

Condolences can be left for the family at www.mynattfh.com