Billy Lamb

Billy Joe Lamb, 83 passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, in Enid, Oklahoma. He was born on March 18, 1932, near Cordell, Oklahoma, to Ben A. and Ida M. (Lunsford) Lamb. Billy grew up on a farm between Mountain View and Carnegie, Oklahoma. He attended grade school at Cottonwood Country Grade School, and high school at Mountain View and Carnegie. On June 24, 1989, he married Alita A Goodwin at Fairview Christian Church in Grant County, Oklahoma. He was also a Mason Shriner and Lions Club member. Billy served in the United States Air Force during the Korean conflict. He moved to Kansas in 1953, and retired from Boeing Airplane Company after 35 years of credited services ad Mechanic, Production Manager, and Training Instructor. Billy was elected and served ten years in a full-time position of Business Representative for the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers. He also enjoyed Farming and Auctioneering. Billy graduated from Reisch American School of Auctioneering in Mason City, Iowa.


He is survived by his wife; Alita Lamb, of the home
3 sons; Claude Lamb and wife Lisa, Andover, KS
Kent Lamb, Wakita, OK
Steven Lamb and wife Niki, Wakita, OK
5 grandchildren; James Lamb and wife Jami, Lahoma, OK
Heather Parrish and husband Patrick, Enid, OK
Justin Cox, WI
Jared Cox, AZ
Tammy Stephenson and husband Larry, Goddard, KS
6 great grandchildren; Steven and Robert Lamb, Laney Williams, Georgia Parrish, Clayton and Sydnie Stephenson
2 sisters; Ruth Horn, Weatherford, OK
Evelou Ledford, Weatherford, OK


He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 sisters Arlene Repplinger and Gussie Smith, 1 brother James Lamb, and 1 grandson Kody Lamb


Memorial can be made to Valir Hospice 800 NW 6th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73106

Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 29, 2016
Ray & Martha's Funeral Chapel, Carnegie, OK
Officiating: Rev. Barry Worcester
Burial: 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 29, 2016
Alfalfa Cemetery, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, under the direction of Ray & Martha's Funeral Home, Carnegie.