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Alice Lynn
July 22, 1927 - December 8, 2015
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<div itemprop="description">LYNN, Dorothy Alice <br />July 22, 1927- December 8, 2015 <br /> <br />Dorothy Alice Lynn (n&eacute;e Blades) passed away peacefully with family by her side at St. Michael&rsquo;s Hospital in Lethbridge at the age of 88 years. Alice was born on July 22, 1927 in Ohaton, Alberta to Christopher and Dorothy Blades. She was the second oldest in a family of six children and grew up in a large extended family of uncles, aunts and cousins. She was a hard worker and helped out on the family farm. She was very studious and earned her teaching certificate from University of Alberta. She taught in a one room schoolhouse at Green Grove. When that school closed, she went to Bawlf where she taught grade three for two years. There she met Walter Lynn and they became sweethearts. After both served missions for the LDS church, she in the Northern States mission, they were married in 1954 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. They first lived in Edberg and taught school for a few years before moving to Red Deer. She is the mother of eight children born in boy /girl sequence. Her husband and family were the focus of her life. She was a loving, selfless person always looking for opportunities to serve others. She was active in her church and community, volunteering for many organizations. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed cooking and sewing. She always had fresh homemade cookies for visiting grandchildren. Her family will miss her Christmas chocolates and apple pie. <br /> <br />Alice is survived by her children: Douglas (Sarah) of Klamath Falls, OR, Debrah (Ed) Thatcher of Heath, TX, Barbara (Coby) Ramsey of Rock Springs, WY, George of Red Deer, AB, Dorothy (Daniel) Rogers of Pocatello, ID, Jim (Emily) of Lethbridge, AB and Susan (David) Hardy of Devon, AB, forty grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Ruth and numerous nieces and nephews. Alice was predeceased by her husband Walter, son Terry, her parents, her brothers: Jack, Richard, Kenny and her sister Elizabeth. <br /> <br />A Funeral Service will be held at the Bower LDS Chapel, 3002 47th Avenue, Red Deer on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. For those wishing to pay their final respects, a visitation will be held prior to the service between 10:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice. <br /> <br /></div>