CANNON COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Martha Elperlee Lambert, 28 Sep 1916
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THE PUBLIC OPINION, Osage City, KS, Tuesday, October 3, 1916 pg 1 col. 4 

OBITUARY

LAMBERT Martha Elperlee (Derryberry) Lambert was born in Cannon county, 
Tennessee, June 15, 1837. Died at the home of her nephew, W. P. Bush, 
Cherokee county, Kansas, September 28, 1916, at 5:40 p.m., aged 79 years, 
three months and 13 days.

She was united in marriage to John Lambert in Cannon county, Tenn., in 1855. 
To this union 7 children were born, two of whom with her husband have preceded 
her to the other world.

She removed in Kansas with her family and settled in Osage county in 1870, 
where she has since made her home.

She was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal church in her childhood 
and remained a faithful member until her death, being a member of the First M. E. 
church of Osage City, Kansas, at the time of her death.

She leaves to mourn her death two sons, C. N. Lambert, Osage City, Kansas, and J. 
A. Lambert of Parsons, Kansas; three daughters, Mrs. Dollie Tanner, Columbus, 
Kansas, Mrs. Susie Tanner, Columbus, Kansas, and Mrs. Hattie Jernigan of Osage 
City, Kan. A sister Nerciss Burkett, Burlingame, Kan., several grandchildren 
and a number of other relatives and a large number of friends.

With the Apostle Paul, she could say: "I know in whom I have believed, and am 
persuaded that He is - able - to keep that which I have committed unto Him 
against that day."

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MRS. LAMBERT DEAD

Mrs. Lambert died at the home of her nephew, W.P. Bush , at Stippville, on Thursday 
September 28, of Bright's disease at the age of 78 (sic) years and 3 months.  Mrs. 
Lambert five children.  She has lived in this county for the past seven years.  
The children are as follows:  James Lambert, Mrs. Dollie Tanner, Mrs. Susa (sic) 
Tanner, in Cherokee County; Nute Lambert and Mrs. Hattie Jernigan in Osage county.  
She is also survived by her nephew W. P. Bush of Stippville and grandson Herman 
Lambert of Muskogee, Oklahoma, who was here at the funeral.  Rev. E. J. Gardner 
of this city officiated at the funeral.  All children were present at the funeral.