Charles Edward Lynch

Charles Edward Lynch, 85, of Stanton, widower of Carolina Sue Sinclair, and founding General Manager (in 1974), then Owner and FCC License Holder of WSKV-FM in Stanton, died Friday, July 11, 2025 following a long battle with various illnesses. He was born October 26, 1939 in Jackson, Kentucky to the late Olen and Geneva Maloney Lynch. Besides his role in establishing the community's first ever commercial station, Mr. Lynch was a popular host at WEKG-AM in Jackson from 1970 until leaving four years later to found the Stanton station. Although largely a brilliant, self-taught radio engineer skilled in repairing station transmitters, he graduated broadcast school in Dayton, OH in June 1970. Mr. Lynch also served the citizens of the Commonwealth as a distinguished service member of the Kentucky National Guard, holding the rank of Sergeant. He assisted in recovery efforts in Prestonsburg, KY following the devastating February 1958 flooding which claimed the lives of several schoolchildren from a single bus. Working out of the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort under future Adjutant General Billy Wellman, Mr. Lynch delivered military supplies to all Kentucky National Guard armories. His other accomplishments include a civil aviation license where he made many private fights from Stanton Airport. In 1996 he founded Bluegrass Case Company, a profitable Stanton manufacturer of fine hardwood display cases. Mr. Lynch also turned his lifelong love and knowledge of music, enhanced by his career in radio, into an online music group called "Friends and Music" Curating daily playlists on his streaming service and communicating with his followers became a passion he enjoyed until the last months of his life. An avid hunter and fisherman, he enjoyed bow hunting and club tournament bass fishing at Cave Run Lake near Morehead. He is also a former state record holder for largest hybrid bass. He is a 1958 graduate of Jackson City High School, where he lettered in basketball. Today his letterman jacket is featured in a permanent display of sports history at the school. Survivors include, sons, Charles Ed Lynch and Anthony "Tony" Lynch; grandchildren, Adam (Amanda) Lynch, Aaron (Megan) Lynch, and Rachel Miriah Lynch; great-grandchildren, Maddie Lynch and Camden Lynch; step-daughter, Heather (Eric) Shaw; and step-grandchildren, Henry, Elsa, and Ruby Shaw. He had a team of compassionate and tender loving caregivers, Tony Lynch, Ed Lynch, Pauline Lovins, and Hospice Care East. No services are scheduled at this time.

Charles Edward Lynch

October 26, 1939 - July 11, 2025