Paul Edward Lambert
June 26, 1930 — January 15, 2015
Boyd ~ Paul Edward Lambert, 84, a dairyman, went to be with our Lord Thursday, January 15, 2015 in Decatur.
Funeral is 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 19, 2015, at First Baptist Church in Boyd with burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery #1in Decatur. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the church.
Rev. Mark Autry will officiate. Pallbearers include Jeremy Lambert, Robert Lambert, Jason Lambert, Tommy Lambert, David Lambert, Ricky Thornton, Tim Lambert, Steve Lambert, Mike Lambert, Danny Lambert, and John Lambert.
Paul was born on June 26, 1930 to John and Ida (Smith) Lambert in Sycamore, Texas. He was united in marriage to Joann Byford on October 25, 1952, in Decatur. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Paul was a dairyman, a rancher, and a farmer at Lambert Dairy. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Boyd
Paul was preceded in death by his parents; and his brothers, Gilbert, John, and T.H. Lambert.
Those left behind to cherish his memory are his wife of 62 years, Joann Byford Lambert of Boyd; his sons, Chuck Lambert and wife Julie of Springtown, Jim Lambert and wife Sandy of Boyd; his grandchildren, Jeremy Lambert and wife Kim, Robert Lambert and wife Stephanie, Jason Lambert, Jenna Lambert, and Jessica Lambert; his great grandchildren, Hunter, Connor, and Lena Lambert; his brother, William Lambert and wife Marie of Boyd; his sister, Dorothy Grey and husband Billy of Newark; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and a host of friends.
Donations may be made to the First Baptist Church, 140 North FM 730, Boyd, Texas 76023.
Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home, Boyd, Texas, 940-433-5310