Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameVern Widner Lambert 
Birth16 Nov 1926, Rowan County, NC
Death8 Nov 2016, Mt Pleasant, Cabarrus County, NC
Burial11 Nov 2016, First Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt Pleasant, Cabarrus County, NC
FatherFlave Rastus Lambert (1893-1974)
MotherDaisy Nance (1892-1981)
Spouses
Birth9 Jul 1928, Cabarrus County, NC
Death1 Apr 2006
BurialFirst Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt Pleasant, Cabarrus County, NC
FatherWilliam Oliver Busbin (1898-1968)
MotherMaymie Blanche Kirk (1903-1978)
Marriage4 Jul 1947
ChildrenJoan
Carol
Notes for Vern Widner Lambert
Vern Widner Lambert
Vern Widner Lambert, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at his residence.
A celebration of his life will begin at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Gordon Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, officiated by Rev. Josh White. The family will receive friends beginning at 2 p.m., and burial with military honors will be at the First Baptist Church cemetery.
Vern was born on Nov. 16, 1926, in Rowan County to the late Flave Rastus Lambert and Daisy Nance Lambert. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954. He played baseball while in the Army and was later drafted by a major league team but was unable to pursue that dream. He was a truck driver for 30 years, working first for Johnson Motor Lines and retiring from Yellow Freight. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Joyce Busbin Lambert; a brother, Ben Lambert; and a sister, Peggy Lambert.
Vern is remembered as a loving, caring father. He is survived by two daughters, Joan L. Cauble and husband, Jeffrey, and Carol L. Blair and husband, Fred; grandchildren, Amber Furr and Donald Smith and wife, Onnie; two great grandchildren, Rob and Gabe; and a sister, Lib DeBerry.
Memorials may be directed to First Baptist Church, Mt Pleasant, NC.
Gordon Funeral Home obituary
Vern Widner Lambert, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at his residence.
A celebration of his life will begin at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Gordon Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, officiated by Rev. Josh White. The family will receive friends beginning at 2 p.m., and burial with military honors will be at the First Baptist Church cemetery.
Vern was born on Nov. 16, 1926, in Rowan County to the late Flave Rastus Lambert and Daisy Nance Lambert. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954. He played baseball while in the Army and was later drafted by a major league team but was unable to pursue that dream. He was a truck driver for 30 years, working first for Johnson Motor Lines and retiring from Yellow Freight. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Joyce Busbin Lambert; a brother, Ben Lambert; and a sister, Peggy Lambert.
Vern is remembered as a loving, caring father. He is survived by two daughters, Joan L. Cauble and husband, Jeffrey, and Carol L. Blair and husband, Fred; grandchildren, Amber Furr and Donald Smith and wife, Onnie; two great grandchildren, Rob and Gabe; and a sister, Lib DeBerry.
Memorials may be directed to First Baptist Church, Mt Pleasant, NC.
Gordon Funeral Home obituary