BAIRD ~ Amanda "Lois" Lynch passed away on November 22, 2018.  Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at the Bailey Howard Funeral Home Chapel in Clyde.  Visitation will follow the service at the funeral home.  Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Elmwood Cemetery in Abilene.

She was born June 22, 1920 on a small, sandy cotton farm in the Fort Belknap community, the ninth and last child of Ambers Marion and Mary Ellen "Mollie" Hargrave Sloan.

Lois went to work for Southwestern Bell Telephone in her early 20s in Graham and worked for SW Bell and later AT&T for 38 years. Most of her adult life was spent in Abilene and after retirement, Clyde.

Lois was predeceased by her husband, Calvin Lynch, their beloved daughter, Deborah Kay Lynch, who died at 15 in an automobile accident, and all of her brothers and sisters. She lived the longest of anyone in her family. She is survived by many much-loved nieces and nephews. She especially relied upon and cherished her special nephew, Glenn Whiteley, who was always there for her. She is also survived by her dear friend, Jo Odom, Jo's son, Danny Odom, and his daughters Shannon and Lindsey who were like granddaughters to her.

Lois was a devoted member of the Clyde Church of Christ.