Bess Strickland Lambert

Published 3:36 pm Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Bess Strickland Lambert, 94 of Kerrville, TX passed away on October 3, 2017 in Kerrville. She was born in Ft. Worth, TX on November 16, 1922 to Joseph and Jeanette Strickland. She graduated from Paschal High School in Ft. Worth and attended Howard Payne University in Brownwood, TX.

She was married to Roy Lambert for 63 years.

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Bess was preceded in death by husband, Roy Lambert; son, Joe Lambert; and 2 grandsons.

She is survived by daughter, Jeanie Williamson (James); son, Nelson Lambert (Liz); daughter, Maritia Blundell (Paul); 8 grandkids; 14 great-grandkids; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral: 3:00 p.m. Saturday Oct. 28 at Laurel Land Chapel of Chimes with visitation 1 hour prior. Interment at Laurel Land Memorial Park.

Memorials may be sent to Howard Payne University to the General Scholarship Fund, PO Box 2369, Brownwood, TX 76804; Refuge and Hope International, PO Box 221, Alabaster, AL 35007; or to World Impact, 2001 S. Vermont, Los Angeles, CA 90007.

The family wishes to extend sincere thanks to the employees of Brookdale, Hilltop Village and Peterson Hospice, all of Kerrville. Extraordinary thanks to Oscar Hinojosa for his love and support.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Laurel Land Funeral Home of Ft. Worth.