Wilma Lambert

Wilma Ross Lambert, age 88, of Albemarle, passed away on October 8,2011, at her home. The family will receive friends at Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle on Monday from 6 until 8 PM. At other times, the family will be at the home. The funeral service will be held at Canton Baptist Church on Tuesday at 11 AM, officiated by Rev. Mark Mabry. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Lambert was born in Stanly County on October 31, 1922, to the late Edmund Orestus Ross and Rebecca Penelope Deese Ross. She is survived by husband of 68 years, Grover Lambert; daughter, Becky Helms and husband David of Marietta, Ga.; grandchildren Robin Helms of Woodstock, Ga. and Mark Helms and wife Rita of Raleigh; and brother, William Ross of Richfield and sister Ramelle Huneycutt of Albemarle. Memorials may be made to Canton Baptist Church, 24615 Endy Road, Albemarle, NC 28001 or Hospice of Stanly County, 960 North 1st Street, Albemarle, NC 28001. Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the family.