Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries

Obituary of Etta Mae (Barto) Lamb
 (October 23, 1924 -  January 1, 2015)
 
 
  Etta Lamb, 90, of Tool, Texas, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2015, at 
Chandler Nursing Center in Chandler, Texas.
  Etta Mae Lamb was born in Chandler, Arizona, on October 23, 1924 to Lawrence 
Dallas Barto and Mirl (Davis) Barto. She graduated from high school in Romaland, 
California and from college at Riverside Community College of Riverside, 
California, earning a Bachelor’s Degree. Etta and Myrell Lamb were married on 
October 3, 1944 in Riverside and enjoyed 56 wonderful years together. Myrell 
preceded her in death in 2000. Throughout her life Etta taught school, worked as 
a beautician, and a professional cake decorator. She and Myrell loved doing 
everything together, especially being outdoors, camping and fishing. Etta 
particularly enjoyed butterflies and raised and sold them. She enjoyed having 
pets of all kinds, especially her dogs. Etta was an active member of First 
Baptist Church in Tool, Texas. She will be greatly missed by her family and 
friends.
  Etta is survived by her daughters: Carol Medford and her husband, Jarron, of 
Tool, Texas, and Marilyn Shute and her husband, Rusty, of Edom, Texas; her 
grandchildren: Fred Winston of Tool, Texas, Russell Scott Shute and his wife, 
Claudia, of El Paso, Nicole Love and her husband, Kevin, of Chandler, Arizona, 
and Jason Medford and his wife, Krystal, of Canton, Texas; many great-
grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her 
sister, Neta Snyder and her husband, Jim, of Bishop, California. Etta was 
preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Myrell, and her son, Wendell 
James Lamb, in 2013.
  Visitation with the family will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, 
January 5, 2015 at Corley Funeral Home. A celebration of life service will 
follow at 2:00 p.m. on the same day, following the visitation, at the Corley 
Funeral Home Chapel, with Russell Shute officiating. Interment will follow the 
service in Wortham Cemetery in Wortham, Texas.
  Pallbearers will be Jarron Medford, Rusty Shute, Kevin Love, Russell Shute, 
and Jared Faulk. Honorary pallbearers will be Hunter Love, Michael Shute, Fred 
Winston, and Jason Medford.