"O.B." Oliver Bateman Lambert

Graveside services for Oliver Bateman Lambert, 73, of Gladewater, Texas, will be at Hoover Cemetery on October 1, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. with Richard Pruitt officiating. O.B. passed at his home on Saturday, September 27, 2014. O.B. Lambert was born in Lexington, Oklahoma to Stuart B. and Lena Wagonseller Lambert on December 2, 1940. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served from March 1963 to April 1967 in Vietnam. He was an Air Crew Leader for sea and air rescue. He retired as a General Inspector at Rexam Container after 39 years. O.B. was passionate about fishing since his childhood days and he enjoyed days on the lake with his children and grandchildren. Mr. Lambert is survived by his loving wife, Judy Quinton Lambert; sons, Jesse Lambert, Eric Lambert and wife Stephanie; daughters, Janet Teodorczyk and husband, Thomas, Jenifer Boyce and husband Chuck, Joanne Smith and husband Roger; grandchildren, Ashley Lambert, Chase Lambert, Scott Lambert, Christian Lambert, Austin Teodorczyk, Travis Teodorczyk, Tristan Boyce, Robert Smith, Caci Smith and Dakota Smith. He is also survived by a sister Mary O"Connor. He is preceded in death by his parents, Stuart and Lena Lambert and brother, Jerry R. Lambert. No visitation is scheduled.