Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lambert, Leonard Stanford May 3, 1882 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Woolfitt http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008401 June 14, 2026, 7:27 pm Norfolk Landmark May 4, 1882 DEATHS LAMBERT - On Wednesday, May 3d, at 2:53 o'clock a.m., after a brief illness, LEONARD STANFORD, only son of Thomas H. and Lena Lambert; aged 3 months and 16 days. A tender bud, the light of a parent's heart, and the joy of all around, has been suddenly, by the unerring hand of Death, taken from loved ones and transplanted in the Paradise of God to bloom in eternal beauty among the multiplied hosts of redeemed spirits who have entered the family of the first born in Heaven. Farewell, dear Lennie, we hope to meet you when Life's short day is o'er. 'Tis God who gave you, and it is He who has taken you; blessed be His holy name. the funeral will take place from the residence of the parents, No. 523 Church street, THIS (Thursday) AFTERNOON at 2:30 o'clock. The friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully invited to attend. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/l/lambert20182nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb