Doyle "Bud" Lamb, 76, a loving husband, father, brother and grandfather, made his final ride Monday, July 28, 2008.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Matthew United Methodist Church. Interment: Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel.
Doyle was a story-teller, hunter, fisherman, gardener and devoted follower of Jesus Christ. He endured numerous illnesses in these last years with remarkable grace and courage. Bud was a hard worker all his life, starting at the tender age of 6. He began working with horses at age 12 where he was an apprentice jockey. Bud did become a leading jockey in the 1940s for five years, followed by becoming a horse trainer. He retired from Standard Meat Co. in Fort Worth after 21 years. He had been a faithful member of St. Matthew United Methodist Church since 1977. He was a wonderful role model to everyone and he never met a stranger.
Survivors: Those left to treasure his memory are his loving wife of 52 years, Jackie Lamb; beloved daughters, Nancy Lamb, Sharon Shaw and husband, Henry, Vicki Lamb, Beth Hays and Catherine Cottrell; brother, Richard Lamb; sisters, Billie Jane DeMone, Mandy Dobbs, Delta Buford and Sarah Wallace; grandchildren, Christina Miller, Joseph Miller and wife, Jennifer, Dustin Hays and wife, Amanda, Andrew Hays, Sarah Hays, Matthew Cottrell and Joshua Cottrell; and his dogs, Hannah and Buster.
Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on 7/29/2008
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Matthew United Methodist Church. Interment: Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel.
Doyle was a story-teller, hunter, fisherman, gardener and devoted follower of Jesus Christ. He endured numerous illnesses in these last years with remarkable grace and courage. Bud was a hard worker all his life, starting at the tender age of 6. He began working with horses at age 12 where he was an apprentice jockey. Bud did become a leading jockey in the 1940s for five years, followed by becoming a horse trainer. He retired from Standard Meat Co. in Fort Worth after 21 years. He had been a faithful member of St. Matthew United Methodist Church since 1977. He was a wonderful role model to everyone and he never met a stranger.
Survivors: Those left to treasure his memory are his loving wife of 52 years, Jackie Lamb; beloved daughters, Nancy Lamb, Sharon Shaw and husband, Henry, Vicki Lamb, Beth Hays and Catherine Cottrell; brother, Richard Lamb; sisters, Billie Jane DeMone, Mandy Dobbs, Delta Buford and Sarah Wallace; grandchildren, Christina Miller, Joseph Miller and wife, Jennifer, Dustin Hays and wife, Amanda, Andrew Hays, Sarah Hays, Matthew Cottrell and Joshua Cottrell; and his dogs, Hannah and Buster.
Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on 7/29/2008
Doyle "Bud" Lamb, 76, a loving husband, father, brother and grandfather, made his final ride Monday, July 28, 2008.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Matthew United Methodist Church. Interment: Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel.
Doyle was a story-teller, hunter, fisherman, gardener and devoted follower of Jesus Christ. He endured numerous illnesses in these last years with remarkable grace and courage. Bud was a hard worker all his life, starting at the tender age of 6. He began working with horses at age 12 where he was an apprentice jockey. Bud did become a leading jockey in the 1940s for five years, followed by becoming a horse trainer. He retired from Standard Meat Co. in Fort Worth after 21 years. He had been a faithful member of St. Matthew United Methodist Church since 1977. He was a wonderful role model to everyone and he never met a stranger.
Survivors: Those left to treasure his memory are his loving wife of 52 years, Jackie Lamb; beloved daughters, Nancy Lamb, Sharon Shaw and husband, Henry, Vicki Lamb, Beth Hays and Catherine Cottrell; brother, Richard Lamb; sisters, Billie Jane DeMone, Mandy Dobbs, Delta Buford and Sarah Wallace; grandchildren, Christina Miller, Joseph Miller and wife, Jennifer, Dustin Hays and wife, Amanda, Andrew Hays, Sarah Hays, Matthew Cottrell and Joshua Cottrell; and his dogs, Hannah and Buster.
Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on 7/29/2008
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Matthew United Methodist Church. Interment: Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel.
Doyle was a story-teller, hunter, fisherman, gardener and devoted follower of Jesus Christ. He endured numerous illnesses in these last years with remarkable grace and courage. Bud was a hard worker all his life, starting at the tender age of 6. He began working with horses at age 12 where he was an apprentice jockey. Bud did become a leading jockey in the 1940s for five years, followed by becoming a horse trainer. He retired from Standard Meat Co. in Fort Worth after 21 years. He had been a faithful member of St. Matthew United Methodist Church since 1977. He was a wonderful role model to everyone and he never met a stranger.
Survivors: Those left to treasure his memory are his loving wife of 52 years, Jackie Lamb; beloved daughters, Nancy Lamb, Sharon Shaw and husband, Henry, Vicki Lamb, Beth Hays and Catherine Cottrell; brother, Richard Lamb; sisters, Billie Jane DeMone, Mandy Dobbs, Delta Buford and Sarah Wallace; grandchildren, Christina Miller, Joseph Miller and wife, Jennifer, Dustin Hays and wife, Amanda, Andrew Hays, Sarah Hays, Matthew Cottrell and Joshua Cottrell; and his dogs, Hannah and Buster.
Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on 7/29/2008
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