Wise County, TX - Obits: Rev. J.T. Lambert
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                      Thursday, May 18, 2000

                        Rev. J.T. Lambert
                            1918-2000

Service for Rev. J.T. Lambert, 82, of Denton was to be noon Thursday, 
May 18, at the Northside Baptist Church in Carrollton. Burial was to 
follow at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas. Lambert died May 16, 2000, 
in Carrollton.

Born Feb. 18, 1918, in Decatur, Lambert married Jeraldean Reed of 
Decatur. He dedicated his life to working in the ministry and graduated
from Arlington Baptist College. He held his first position as senior 
pastor in Springtown. He later became the senior pastor of Maple Lawn 
Baptist Church in Dallas. 

He retired in 1974 because of an illness. In 1985, Lambert returned to 
Decatur. He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years in 1993.

Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Carolyn and Kenneth 
Richardson of Plano and Martha and Jesse Junkin of Carrollton; 
granddaughters and their husbands Deborah and Andrew Simmons of 
Rowlett, Alaina and James Ray of Plano and Kerry Junkin of Dallas; 
great grandchildren Rebekah Simmons, Hannah Simmons and Jordan Ray, all
of Dallas; a brother, Joe Lambert of Decatur; a sister-in-law Lorene 
Whatley and her husband, Gus, also of Decatur.

Pallbearers were to be Joe Lambert, Andrew Simmons, James Ray, Larry 
Tarr, Gail Starrett and Bobby Tillman.