Daughter of Herbert Ferguson and Sarah McDaniel Ferguson of Atlanta and later of Chattanooga. She graduated from Central High School in Chattanooga, TN in 1962. She married Roger Lamb at St. Paul Episcopal Church in Chattanooga. She earned her nursing degree from Kennesaw College, master's degree from Georgia State university, and her doctorate from Mercer University. She worked as a family nurse practitioner over a 55-year career, serving at two hospitals as a nurse, a contractor for a federal government agency, a medical department nurse at IBM for nine years, and a nurse practitioner in practice for 15 years with two doctors until her retirement from nursing in 2012. During the Gulf War, she was recruited as a captain into the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. After retirement from nursing, she was an adjunct professor at Reinhardt University. She played the Great Scottish Pipes when women didn't play the pipes, and was a member of the Mackintosh Pipes and Drums for several years when she and her husband were active with the Scottish community in Atlanta. An accomplished genealogist, she was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Daughters of the War of 1812, Daughters of American Colonists, Daughters of the Court of Honor, Colonial Dames of America, Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, Colonial Dames of the 17th Century, and First Families of Georgia. When she wasn't working on genealogy, she enjoyed riding her field-trial horse, Jeb. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Roger; daughter, Jill Lamb; son, Todd Lamb; and three grandsons, Travis Scruggs, Mason Beard, and Garrett Beard - all of Woodstock, GA.
Daughter of Herbert Ferguson and Sarah McDaniel Ferguson of Atlanta and later of Chattanooga. She graduated from Central High School in Chattanooga, TN in 1962. She married Roger Lamb at St. Paul Episcopal Church in Chattanooga. She earned her nursing degree from Kennesaw College, master's degree from Georgia State university, and her doctorate from Mercer University. She worked as a family nurse practitioner over a 55-year career, serving at two hospitals as a nurse, a contractor for a federal government agency, a medical department nurse at IBM for nine years, and a nurse practitioner in practice for 15 years with two doctors until her retirement from nursing in 2012. During the Gulf War, she was recruited as a captain into the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. After retirement from nursing, she was an adjunct professor at Reinhardt University. She played the Great Scottish Pipes when women didn't play the pipes, and was a member of the Mackintosh Pipes and Drums for several years when she and her husband were active with the Scottish community in Atlanta. An accomplished genealogist, she was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Daughters of the War of 1812, Daughters of American Colonists, Daughters of the Court of Honor, Colonial Dames of America, Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, Colonial Dames of the 17th Century, and First Families of Georgia. When she wasn't working on genealogy, she enjoyed riding her field-trial horse, Jeb. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Roger; daughter, Jill Lamb; son, Todd Lamb; and three grandsons, Travis Scruggs, Mason Beard, and Garrett Beard - all of Woodstock, GA.
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