WILLIAM ANDY LAMB

EL DORADO SPRINGS- No services are planned for William Andy Lamb, 78, who died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in El Dorado Springs, under the care of his daughter. He had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer in July 2022. Burial will be in Greenfield Cemetery, south of Jerico Springs.

Arrangements are under the direction of Daniel Funeral Home, Lamar.

Online condolences may be sent to www.dfhlamar.com.

Survivors include his daughter, Tammy Gillette Williams, El Dorado Springs; his son, Rick Lamb and wife Sharon Webster, NY; grandchildren, Katie Nikodim and husband Matthew, El Dorado Springs; Johnathan Brasher and wife Amanda, Louisburg; Gregory Brasher and wife Rosa Stockton; Tracie Lamb, Webster, NY and great grandchildren, Morgan and Jakob Nikodim, Jadyn, Eli and Charlene Brasher; a nephew, Mike Kirbey, Lamar and a niece, Ramona Lee Buerge, Carthage.

He was preceded in death by his father, William, who died from suicide when he was a nine year old boy; his stepfather, Lou Kirbey on Jan. 23, 1992; his mother, Esther, on Feb. 20, 2015; a half brother, Kenneth Wayne Kirby on March 5, 1982 and two sons-in-law, Robert Gillette on Aug. 11, 2009 and Terry Williams on May 21, 2012.

Mr. Lamb was born June 10, 1944, in Joplin, to William Andy Lamb and Esther Emma (Hughes) Lamb. He was affectionately nicknamed "Pal" by his mother prior to his birth, knowing that she would have a pal for life.

He grew up working on a small livestock farm southwest of Jerico Springs. In 1962 he graduated from Stockton High School and moved onto the University of Missouri, Columbia, where he obtained a Bachelor's in Agriculture in 1966 and Master's in Agriculture Education in 1972.

Mr. Lamb worked at the Harris Cafe in Columbia as a bus boy to pay for his education. While at the cafe he met his future wife, Elizabeth Lynn Creber, who also worked at the cafe owned by her parents. The two married on May 7, 1966. To this union two children were born, Tammy Lea in 1966 and Rick in 1970.

He graduated and began teaching in Ag Science, Animal Science and Farm Management in the public schools of Stockton, Odessa, Marshall and Warrensburg Area Vo-Tech in 1966-1980. He returned to University of Missouri and received his PhD in Public Agricultural Vocational Technical Education, PAVTE, in 1984. He taught at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, as an assistant professor from 1981-1986. Following that he moved back to Missouri and taught welding at General Motors in Wentzvile from 1987-1991. For a time in the 80’s, he was married to Joan (Montgomery) Mangum of Colorado.

As a student in high school his favorite classes were Vo-Tech related. His instructor, Paul Tinsley, was an enormous motivation and inspiration for him. With that invaluable leadership, Mr. Lamb was inspired to be an ag instructor himself. He thoroughly enjoyed being an FFA instructor for the students and taking them to compete in numerous contests statewide.