Lynne Dea Youmans Bolvig passed away on January 23, 2020. Lynne was born on February 8, 1932, in Nashville, Tennessee. She was predeceased by her parents, John Barlow Youmans and Lola Williams Youmans; her sister, Virginia Youmans Simpson; and her husband, Axel Bolvig, Jr. She is survived by her sister, Jane Youmans Howard; her son, John Beaulieu Grenier, and her daughter-in-law, Joy Houston Grenier; her four grandchildren, John Beaulieu Grenier, Jr. (Nicole), Dorothy Monnish Grenier Janich (Brett), Evans Barlow Grenier, and Carolyn Youmans Grenier; her great grandson, John Crowe Grenier (Jack); and six nieces and nephews. Lynne attended the Ward-Belmont school in Nashville and graduated from Sophie Newcomb College in New Orleans, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority and where she met her first husband, John Edward Grenier. They were married in 1953, and after living in Quantico, Virginia, Pensacola, Florida, and Corpus Christie, Texas while John was in the Marine Corps, and after a brief stint in New York City, they settled in Birmingham, Alabama in 1958. Beginning in 1960, initially with her husband John and thereafter on her own, she became deeply involved in state and national Republican politics, working on numerous organizational and campaign efforts as a volunteer, an employee of the Alabama Republican Party, and an employee of the Alabama Governor's Office. She also spent a number of years with some of her best friends owning and operating a furnishings and gift store named The Very Idea. She belonged at various times to the Birmingham Junior League, the Bookmarkers Book Club, the Tremont Garden Club, the Harlequins Dance Club, the Mountain Brook Club, and the Country Club of Birmingham. She was an accomplished equestrian as a young girl, but quit doing it and water skiing as soon as she could, and she was also famous for being one of the slowest snow skiers in the history of the sport. She maintained a lengthy "worry list" at all times. On the other hand, she was an ace card player who was almost unbeatable at bridge and gin, and she enjoyed a good game of golf in her later years. Lynne married her second husband Axel Bolvig, Jr. in 1991, and they remained happily married until Axel's death in 2014. She was an unfailingly honest, humble, loyal, unpretentious, generous and loving person who was completely devoted to her only son Beau, her husbands John and Axel, her grandchildren, and her nieces and nephews. Her son Beau, her four grandchildren, and her niece Virginia will always remember with particular fondness the Thanksgiving vacations spent at The Greenbrier with Lynne and Axel. Her family will always smile when thinking about her uniquely dry wit and her tendency to speak so bluntly that everyone around her would break out in laughter. She will be sorely missed by everyone in her family. The family would like to thank Carol Bennett for the wonderful and compassionate care she gave Lynne over the last several years of her life. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at St. Mary's-on-the-Highlands Episcopal Church, 1910 12th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Visitation with the family will follow immediately thereafter next to the church at Rucker Place, 1804 12th Avenue South. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that a donation be made to The Alzheimer's Association or the charity of your choice.
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