ELENA MARIE COLLINS LYNCH Effingham, SC Elena Marie Collins Lynch, 77, of Effingham, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017. Mrs. Lynch was born on June 13, 1939 in Effingham, SC a daughter of the late James “Jim” Collins and Addie Collins.She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Willard Ashby Lynch. Surviving are her nephew, Buddy (Heather) Lynch of Effingham. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at the Florence National Cemetery directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Please send messages to the family at the obit section of www.stoudenmiredowling.com.