- Date Of Birth: October 21, 1944
- Date Of Death: October 6, 2019
- State: Georgia
Lynn Eugene Overstreet passed away October 6th 2019 at the age of 74, in his home surrounded by his family after a yearlong battle with lung cancer.
Lynn is preceded in death by his parents L. P. Overstreet and Willene (nee Greer) Overstreet; nephew Jonathan Lynn Webb; William (Bill) Lion and Marye Lion, Father and Mother-in-law.
Lynn loved sports and being outside gardening and mowing the perfect lawn. He loved camping, boating, water sports, and vacationing in Florida. He was happiest when he had a good steak on the grill and a cold beer. He loved his Atlanta Braves, the Atlanta Falcons, USC Trojans in Southern California (where he would happily explain that is where his daughter Abby is currently attending school!) and his Georgia Bulldogs.
In his later years Lynn developed a love for running and could be seen running the streets of Marietta, and of course, running in and winning many 5K, 10K and half-marathon and full marathons. Lynn and his son Cam ran the Peachtree Road Race for the last 14 consecutive years, as well as the Gobble-Jog in Marietta every Thanksgiving. Lynn was a dedicated family man took extreme pride in his family and was always ready to brag about a child, or grandchild at any moment.
Lynn is survived by his wife Sue (Lion) Overstreet, children Cameron “Cam” Lion Overstreet, Abigail Mei “Abby” Willene Overstreet. Malline (Wallace) Overstreet, children Gladys Dawn Overstreet Horner (Tim), Paul Eugene Overstreet (Lisa). Sister, Dianne Overstreet Webb (Mike). Ten grandchildren, and soon to be 12 great grandchildren! Many loving nieces, nephews, in-laws and cousins.
Most of all, Lynn was a wonderful Christian and led his family as a disciple of Christ. His favorite devotional was “Unto the Hills” by Billy Graham. He served as Youth Director for several years at Saint Andrews United Methodist Church in College Park.
“Well done thou good and faithful servant”.
