Representative William Sanford Lynes View All Years

WILLIAM S. LYNES

MR. SPEAKER: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character and public service of the late Honorable William S. Lynes, begs leave to submit the following memorial:

William S. Lynes was born in 1893 at Plainfield, Iowa, the son of J. J. and Jennie Vosseller Lynes. He attended the Seminary at Osage, Iowa, Wartburg College, Iowa State University and the University of Minnesota.

He married Mattie Nichols and to this union two daughters were born. Mr. Lynes was a registered drainage engineer and consultant with the Mason City Brick and Tile Company for thirty years. He was a bank director of the Farmers State Bank of Plainfield, Iowa, and a farm operator.

Mr. Lynes was a member of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Iowa Engineering Society, York Rite Masonic bodies, Shrine and Eastern Star, Rotary, American Legion and a life member of the American Poultry Association.

In 1951 Mr. Lynes was a member of an engineering party of three consulting engineers employed by Eire Republic.

Mr. Lynes was a member of the Fifty-second, Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth and Fifty-ninth sessions of the General Assembly, and Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth sessions of the General Assembly.

Mr. Lynes passed away on April 30, 1963. He is survived by his wife, Mattie; two daughters, Miss Jean Lynes of Bemidji, Minnesota, Mrs. Mary McDaniel of Lemon Grove, California, and three granddaughters.

Mr. Lynes was a brother of the late Senator J. K. Lynes.

Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-first General Assembly of Iowa: That in the passing of the Honorable William S. Lynes the state has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and the House by this resolution would express its appreciation of his service, and tender its sympathy to the members of his family.

Be It Further Resolved: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House, and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.

HENRY W. BUSCH,

FLOYD P. EDGINGTON,

CHARLES E. GRASSLEY,

Committee.