She was born Aug. 21, 1927, near Marshfield, Mo., the daughter of James Clyde Shannon and Mary Elberta Clift Shannon.
She was a homemaker and member of the Black Oak Free Will Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William "Bill" Lambert; a brother, Wilbur Shannon; and a granddaughter.
Survivors include four children, Larry Smith, Springfield, Linda Jones, Fayetteville, Ark., Carolyn Garretson, Humansville, Mo., and Tamara Blazek, Humansville, Mo; a sister, Evelyn Parkhurst, Bazine, Kan.; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two aunts; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services were held on June 26, in the Fraker Funeral Home in Marshfield, Mo. Interment was in the Marshfield Cemetery.
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