Sam Ray Lambert1

M, #40632, b. Sep 6, 1945, d. Mar 12, 2010
Pedigree

Family 1

Mary Jane Lyon
Child

Family 2

Judy Katherine Dehart b. Sep 11, 1948, d. Jul 17, 1971
Child

Family 3

Carrie L. Evans
Child

Chronological Events

Birth*Sep 6, 1945 Sam Ray Lambert was born on Sep 6, 1945 at Lindsay, Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States.1 
Marriage*Jun 28, 1969 He married Judy Katherine Dehart, daughter of Willis Franklin Dehart and Edith Faye Hardaway, on Jun 28, 1969 at Tarrant, Tarrant County, Texas, United States.1,2 
Death*Mar 12, 2010 Sam Ray Lambert died on Mar 12, 2010, at age 64 at Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States.1 
ObituaryMar 15, 2010  OBITUARY: Pauls Valley -- Sam Ray Lambert of Pauls Valley passed away March 12, 2010 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma at the age of 64 years. He was born September 6, 1945 in Lindsay, Oklahoma to Rev. Samuel James and Cassie (Owens) Lambert.

Sam graduated from Lexington High School and served in the U.S. Army as a Military Policeman at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon during the 1968 Tet Offensive.

Sam loved people, and nobody he met remained a stranger. He made his home in Pauls Valley, working in grocery stores, for the Department of Corrections and most recently, Clowns for Christ Ministries.

Sam married Carrie Evans on October 2, 1992 in Gainesville, Texas. A committed Christian, he loved singing in church and has been attending New Life United Pentecostal Holiness Church.

An avid sports fan, Sam played softball for several years, later umpiring Little League games at Wacker Park.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a wife, Judy (DeHart) Lambert; an infant son, Stoney; brothers, DeWitt, Thomas and Hansel Lambert; and sisters: Christine Woods, Edith McElhaney and Oleta Stewart.

He is survived by his wife, Carrie of the home; two sons: Jeffrey, also, of the home, and Chris Lambert and his wife, Wendy, of Oklahoma City; two step sons: David Fenimore of Pauls Valley and Timothy Fenimore of El Reno; five grandchildren: Hannah Schoonmaker and Brooks Lambert of Oklahoma City, Gabriel Reyes of Alex, and Dawson Fenimore and Kaelynn Fenimore, both of Moore; a brother, Charles Maddux of Yukon; two sisters: Marie Beaty of Pauls Valley and Joyce Woods and her husband, John, of Norman; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Stufflebean Chapel of Remembrance officiated by Bro. Robert Adams and Bro. Ronnie Beaty. Interment will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Interment and professional services are under the direction of Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home. Notes of Remembrance and/or Condolences may be sent to the family at www.stufflebeanfuneralhome.com.

Published in the Pauls Valley Daily Democrat (OK) - Monday, March 15, 2010.3
 
Burial*Mar 16, 2010 He was buried on Mar 16, 2010 at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 55182066.4 

Military*

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in Vietnam.

 

Citations

  1. [S79] Gravestones - Find-A-Grave.com, online at findagrave.com.
  2. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  4. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #79.