Our beloved Gigi got on her dream horse and rode off into the sunset on the trail leading to the stairway to heaven on January 3, 2025 with her family by her side. Born on February 24, 1961 to Robert Lyness and Carol Gossett in Fortuna, Lynett was a very kind and caring soul, who saw the good in all people. She touched the lives of everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her. ​​

Her childhood included growing up in Healdsburg with her older brother, Bob, riding her pony and playing with her yellow lab, Clarence. After moving back to Fortuna, she lived with her grandparents Ernie and Gwen Gossett, where she attended elementary and high school. ​​

In 1977 she met the love of her life, Mike Flockhart, and they spent the rest of her life together. Lynett and Mike married in July 1981 in Fortuna, where she worked for Lon Winburn at Pacific Auto while she went to College of the Redwoods. She recieved her business degree and went to work for the County of Humboldt in the courthouse. She was fortunate enough to work in the Fortuna branch for Judge Suprey for many years. ​​

Her first daughter, Mickelle, was born in 1988, after which she left her job to become a full-time mom. In 1992, she was blessed with the birth of her second daughter, Morgan. She spent the rest of her life dedicated and devoted to her family, where being a mom was her number one priority. As the children grew older, she went back to college and received a degree in nursing, in order to help fund the Mickelle and Morgan’s college expenses. She was hired immediately out of school at Redwood Memorial Hospital and worked the rest of her career (14 years) in the Med/Surg department. She loved her job and all her co-workers, and treated all of her patients with compassion, dignity and respect. ​​

Lynett’s second love was her animals. She had numerous pets throughout the years, but her true passion were her horses, which she rode every chance she got. Her favorite spot to ride was at Cuneo Creek State Park Horse Camp. She looked forward every summer to camping and riding with all her riding buddies, Martha, Karen, Maggie, Jane, Cindy, and many others.

She was preceded in death by Ernie and Gwen Gossett, and Robert and Carol Lyness. She leaves behind husband Mike; daughters Mickelle and husband Travis Ammer, Morgan and husband Jerrad Morss; granddaughters Cassidy, Cadence, Timber and Raelynn; brother Robert Lyness; uncle Ernie and Bridgette Gossett; aunt Loene and Dan McCelland; aunt Diane and Bob Angelini; brother-in-laws Dan and Tiffany Flockhart, Doug and Janet Flockhart; cousins Denise and Seth Taylor, Nicole Robinson, Bob and Teri Angelini, Demaris and Lucas McCelland, Crystal Nichols, Kent and Karina Chapman. ​

The family would like to thank the all the doctors and nurses at UCSF, St. Joe’s and Hospice of Humboldt for their wonderful and excellent care.

A celebration of life for Lynett will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 2 p.m., at the Gene Lucas Community Center on Newburg Road in Fortuna. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Lynett Flockhart Memorial Nursing Scholarship at College of the Redwoods link at this link or Hospice of Humboldt.

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