Joan Darlene Lamb

1943 - 2021

Joan Darlene Lamb
Born: September 30, 1943
Died: March 9, 2021
Joan Darlene Lamb received her wings on March 9, 2021. She passed at home, her two beloved children with her, on her terms.
Joan was born at home on September 30, 1943 to "Fred" & Lily West in Seneca, Illinois. She was the baby of six children and the only girl … so from the very start it was TA-DA ! She graduated from Seneca High School & lived most all of her life in her hometown of Seneca. She was a proud, doting mother to Jeriann and Jeffrey, born to her and John Lamb. A bouncing baby grandson, Kohl Benning Lamb, entered her world & instantly became the apple of her eye.
Joan intensely loved her family & friends along with fashion, looking her best, giving her time & gifts, babies, holidays, travel, beaches, good eats (particularly sweets), music, entertainment, shopping, sunshine, flowers, yardwork & anything that involved laughter and fun. She could be
spotted zipping around in her Mazda (Zoom Zoom) or her shiny red convertible. She was the #1 fan of her ultra talented, motorhead son at any drag strip or pulling track, near or far. She fiercely loved & that was that.
Joan was always on the move & simply couldn't do enough to satisfy her own standard of living. She had many good friends that likely were worn out after adventures with her. She enjoyed
her OSF work family at Dr Georgiev's office in Marseilles, where patients adored her & to whom she treated like family. She humbly received the 2017 OSF Sunflower Award for exceptional service, going above & beyond her duties. She recently served on the board of directors of the Illinois River Area Chamber of Commerce in Marseilles.
Joan is survived by her children, Jeriann of Ottawa and Jeffrey John (Terri Helland) of Seneca, her grandson Kohl of Ottawa, her brothers Bill (Virgie) West of California & John (Doris) West of Seneca, sister in law, Beverly Dumbauld of Morris, many nieces & nephews along with their children & grandchildren and her granddogs Isla & Kenda.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Robert Dumbauld, Charles A West, Louis West, two nephews Danny & Todd West, her feline friend, Felix and granddogs CoCo, Shelby & Bubba.
Services for Joan will be private. A Celebration of Life will be held in the upcoming months, as it will take that long to plan one worthy of her.
Memorials may be directed to the family for a legacy of Joan, that is yet to be decided on.
The world has lost a good one. Gone but never forgotten. Smile & enjoy your journey to the fullest possible extreme, just like Joan did.
An online guestbook has been made for the family, where you may sign the guestbook, share memories and photographs. You can access this by visiting the website at www.ucdaviscallahan.com Arrangements have been entrusted with U.C.Davis-Callahan Funeral Home, 301 W. Washington Street, Morris, IL.