Lambeth, Alberta Marie (Williams) 1915-2004

LAMBETH, WILLIAMS, BOGGS, ANFINSON

Posted By: Debbie Nash (email)
Date: 11/20/2004 at 20:52:34

Alberta Marie Williams Lambeth
November 15, 2004

Alberta Marie Williams Lambeth, 88, of Kerrville, Texas, and formerly of Ottumwa, died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2004, at the home of her daughter in Kerrville.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Wesley United Methodist Church in Ottumwa, with the Rev. Paul Smith officiating. The body has been cremated. Inurnment will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery north of Douds.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Your Family Center, 133 W. Center St., Ottumwa 52501.

Reese Funeral Home in Ottumwa is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Lambeth was born Dec. 27, 1915, in Ellis County, Okla., the daughter of Edward and Mary C. Boggs Williams. She married Herbert A. Lambeth June 15, 1942. The marriage lasted 10 years.

She was reared in Van Buren County and graduated from Libertyville High School in 1934. A 1936 graduate of Drake University with a two-year teaching credential, she completed her bachelor of arts degree in 1958 at Parsons College and received a master's degree in 1968 from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College. She taught second grade at Wildwood Elementary School in Ottumwa for 20 years, retiring in 1979.

She was a member of Wapello County Historical Society and contributed antique items to the museum. In addition, she was a member of American Association of University Women, Elizabeth Ross Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, Ottumwa Quilters Guild and other philanthropic organizations.

Mrs. Lambeth was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church.

Survivors include one daughter, Lynnette Anfinson and husband Stephen; two grandchildren; one great-grandson; and one brother, Donald Williams.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and two infant brothers.

Courtesy of the Fairfield Daily Ledger Inc. 2004