Pastor Ernest "Ernie" Lamb Obituary (1945

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Pastor Ernest "Ernie" Lamb Pastor Ernest "Ernie" Lamb, age 71, of Deputy, Indiana, Ernie entered this life on October 17, 1945 in Deputy, Indiana in the same home he passed away in. He was the loving son of the late Russell and Bessie L. Kinnard Lamb. He resided all of his life in Deputy and was a 1964 graduate of Deputy High School. He was raised and baptized at the Lick Branch Baptist Church. On July 29, 1967 Ernie was united in marriage to Joyce Shuler at the Lick Branch Baptist Church. This happy union of nearly 50 years was blessed with daughters, Charlotte and Marsha and a son, Marlin Russell. Ernie and Joyce farmed raising cattle and also operated Lamb's Saw Mill in Deputy. They built pole barns, wood pallets and custom sawing from 1978-1991. For 38 years Ernie drove a school bus for Madison Consolidated High School until his health began to fail. He loved driving the sports teams, the band, daily travels to Versailles Vocational School and many field trips. Pastor Ernie began his ministry and preaching with Lick Branch Baptist Church near Deputy and later chartered the New Life Chapel in Deputy in 2009. He was ordained through World Christianship Ministries and received his Doctor of Divinity as well. Ernie loved music and was ordained into music ministry through the Indiana Gospel Music Association. He played rhythm guitar and lead guitar with The Gospel Candidates and The Gospel Edition. Ernie lived his life ministering the Gospel of his Lord and Savior daily. He enjoyed sitting on his porch listening to the earth awaken and waving and smiling as people passed by. Ernie loved writing poetry, singing, playing music and watching old Westerns. He was a devoted husband, beloved dad and pappaw. Pastor Ernest died on Sunday, January 22, 2017, at 4:25 a.m. at his residence near Deputy, Indiana. Click Here for Tribute or Funeral Service Video A LOVING FAMILY Pastor Ernest will be missed by his loving wife of nearly 50 years, Joyce Shuler Lamb of Deputy, Indiana; his beloved daughters, Charlotte Lamb Haywood of Deputy, Indiana, Marsha Lamb-Smith of Deputy, Indiana; his devoted son, Marlin Russell Lamb and his companion, Kelly Henderson of Deputy, Indiana; his adoring grandchildren, Shawna Lackey (Brandon), Savannah Bragg (Nick), Cassie Lamb (Ian Sprayberry), Kristen Smith (Trent), Dalton Lamb, Matthew Haywood; his loving great grandchildren, Brady and Ciara Lackey, Weston and Kinsley Bragg; his step grandchildren, Ashley Baughman (Bryan); Zach Haywood (Ashleigh Poling); his brothers brothers, Shannon Lamb and his wife, Margaret of Collinwood, Tennessee, Edgar Lamb and his wife, Betty of Deputy, Indiana; his aunt, Ruth Lamb of Deputy, Indiana; his sisters in law and brothers in laws, June M. Lamb of Deputy, Indiana, Barbara A. Lamb of Deputy, Indiana, Minnie Shuler of North Vernon, Indiana, Pastor Mike and Angie Shuler of Deputy, Indiana, Eugene and Georgene Shuler of Seymour, Indiana, Bill and Marsha Shuler of Huntsville, Tennessee, David Shuler of Clay City, Kentucky, Dorothy Davidson of Deputy, Indiana, Marcella and bill Griffiths of Scottsburg, Indiana, Ada Malcomb of Deputy, Indiana, Donna and Phil Shockley of Los Lunas, New Mexico, Kathleen Boling of Seymour, Indiana, Brenda Schmalz of Watseka, Illinois, Carolyn Malloux of Fowler, Indiana, Lois Bailey of Winchester, Kentucky, Geraldine Dillard of Austin, Indiana, Marilyn Burns of Winchester, Kentucky, Bernice Hogan of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Russell Lamb, died February 3, 1956, his mother, Bessie L. Kinnard Lamb, died November 29, 1991, his son in law, Timothy Allen Haywood, died August 12, 2016, his brothers, James William Lamb, died 1981; Glenmore Lamb, died November 5, 1997; Cecil Bradley Lamb, Sr., died January 6, 1998; and Howard Lamb, died December 30, 2015. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, January 26, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., by Pastor Mike Shuler, Rev. John Tingle at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Lick Branch Cemetery near Deputy, Indiana VISITATION Friends may call Wednesday from 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Ernie Lamb Memorial Fund. Cards are available at the funeral home. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com Secure">http://www.paysimple.com/security.html">Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Pastor Ernest "Ernie" Lamb, please click here to visit our sympathy store.