James Earnest Lambert

LAMBERT, James Earnest, 64, of Richmond, Virginia, departed this life on Monday, January 12, 2009 at VCU Medical Center after a sudden and brief illness. Earnest was born on January 8, 1945, in Dinwiddie, Virginia, to Early Brown and Leory Lambert of Mecklenburg, Virginia. He was preceded in death by siblings, Janie Lambert, Gertrude Jackson, Margie Moss and John Lambert. He leaves behind his wife, Mary Lambert; two sons, James D. Lambert and Ernest D. Lambert; two daughters-in-law, Tangela S. Lambert and Natalie W. Lambert; six grandchildren, Britney Lambert, Breon Lambert, Brandon Lambert, Brian Lambert, Omar Briggs, Taylor Lambert; and a devoted aunt, Frances Pervall. He also leaves behind five sisters, Rosalee William, Alice Lambert, Dorothy Burchett, Annie Tucker, Helen Johnson; two sisters-in-law, Barbara Winfree and Patricia Johnson; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. His remains rest at the W.S. Watkins & Son Funeral Home, 2700 North Ave. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at Watkins Community Chapel. Interment Riverview Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives at Summerhill, 9250 Forest Hill Avenue, immediately following interment services.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.