John W. Lambert

Published 1:17 pm Tuesday, April 8, 2025

John Walter Lambert, 93 of McComb, MS passed away Sunday, April 6, 2025 at Aston Court Retirement Community in McComb, Mississippi. He was born Tuesday, August 18, 1931 in Lawrence County, Mississippi.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 9:30 am until time of service at 11:00 a.m. at Navilla Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Navilla Baptist Church Cemetery in McComb, MS. Bro. Trent Bilbo will officiate. Sharkey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

John will be remembered as a hardworking man of integrity, a loving husband, step-father, grandfather, great-grandfather, son, brother uncle and family member, and a gentle soul who found joy in the simple beauty of life. He worked for PAVCO in Pascagoula, MS for 47 years. When he retired, he came back home to Ruth, MS. He was known for his legendary vegetable garden, his immaculate yard which he kept up himself up into his 90’s, and the quiet strength of his faith will live on in the memories of all who knew and loved him. He loved reading his bible daily. He was a deacon at Ruth Baptist Church and Navilla Baptist Church. He leaves behind a legacy of dedication, love, and the enduring power of a life well-lived.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy A. Spencer Lambert; father, Leon E. Lambert; mother, Ollie D. Greer Lambert; brothers, Leon E.  Lambert, Jr., Clifton E. Lambert, Norwood Lambert and Gordon Lambert; sisters, Frances Lambert Smith, Dorothy M. Lambert Biggerstaff and Paulette Lambert

Survivors include his wife, Elsie W. Hart Lambert of McComb, MS; step-daughters, Carol B. Cato and Anne B. Tobias; grandchildren, Megan McKenzie, Aubree Porter, Susan Lee, Britany Byrd, Brian Byrd and Annia Tobias; brothers, Quin Lambert of Knoxville, TN and Bobby Lambert of Vaiden, MS; sisters, Carolyn Lambert Robinson of Gulfport, MS, Lois Lambert Price of Terry, MS; great-grandchildren, Gloria Moak, Jackson Moak and Garrison Williams.

Pallbearers will be James Wicker, Donald Brown, Carl Linton, William Pannell, Eugene Lambert and Leon Lambert.

Honorary pallbearers will be Darwin Peoples, Billy Nimon and Willard McKenzie.

Special music will be performed by the Navilla Trio.

An online guestbook may be signed at www.sharkeyfuneralhome.com