Elizabeth Query Lambert's Obituary
Mrs. Elizabeth Query Lambert, 95, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.
Born May 26, 1915 in Kannapolis, she was a daughter of the late Mather Marvin Query and Lula McDaniel Query.
Mrs. Lambert retired from textiles and attended Central Baptist Church. She was well respected and loved by her family, who she enjoyed spending lots of time with, camping at the beach and the mountains. She was a faithful woman who valued the simple things of life, like flowers blooming, children playing and hymns being sung.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Washington Lambert; her son, Garland "Sonny" Lambert; two sisters, Geneva Kerley Reed and Odessa Mullis; and her two brothers, Pete and Bill Query.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty Williams and husband, Ralph, and Carolyn O'Kelley and husband, Gene; daughter-in-law, Jean Lambert; sister, Louise Leazer; nine grandchildren, Tony Williams, Denise Sheets and husband, Randall, Dale Lambert and wife, Ann, Debbie Williams and husband, Doug, Donna Wright and husband, Danny, David Lambert and wife, Kim, Rick O'Kelley and wife, Ann, Gina Wirz and husband, Wayne, Susan Kimball and husband, John; 18 great grandchildren; and 10 great-great grandchildren.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Jesus Christ." Phil 4:6-7 (NIV)
The family will receive friends from 11 to 1:00 pm Friday at Lady's Funeral Home.
A funeral service is scheduled for 1:00 pm Friday, November 26, 2010, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Alan Reid and Rev. Dean Hunter will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove.
Special thanks from the family is given to Dr. Myron Goodman, who provided special care for our loved one.
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