A. J.
Lambing, Butler County pioneer, died early Tuesday at his home in Towanda,
following a long illness. He was 84 years old.
One
of Towanda's most respected citizens, Mr. Lambing had been a resident of
Butler County for the past 62 years and was of the type which did much
to make the West grow and develop.
He went
to Murdock Township in 1873 and was actively associated with the growth
of that community for many years. Born at Somerset, Ohio, on March
7, 1851, Mr. Lambing moved to Ill. and from there to Butler County.
For the past 15 years he had been a resident of Towanda.
Mr.
Lambing is survived by his widow, a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Dutton, of
Seminole, Oklahoma, three sons, Harry of Newkirk, Okla., and Fred and Percy
of Towanda; one sister Mrs. J.A. Wilson of El Dorado, and nine grand-children.
Funeral
services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Towanda Christian
Church with Rev. Hendrickson of Whitewater, officiating.
Burial
was made in the Towanda Cemetery. The Arnold-Adams Funeral Home of
El Dorado, had charge.
Songs sung
were: "Going Down The Valley, No Night There, and Sweet Bye and Bye." Quartette--Mrs
John Woolridge, Mrs. Frank Buckner, Harold Hull, Thomas England and Mrs.
W.G. Turner at the piano.
Pallbearers
were Harry Wilson, Emery Varner, Glenn Diemart, Roy Walworth, Joel E. Davis
and James Shriver.
Services For Mrs. Albert J. Lambing Were Held Sunday (death Oct. 18, 1945 funeral Oct. 21, 1945)
Funeral services for Mrs. Albert J. Lambing, 83, whose death occurred at
her home in Towanda last Thursday, were held in the Towanda Methodist Church,
Sunday afternoon, with the Rev. Earl A. Nossaman in charge.
With Mrs. Everett Nelson playing the accompaniment Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Welch,
Mrs H. W. Wilson and H.S. Marlatt sang "No Night There," and "Saved By
Grace."
The Pall bearers were W. L. Vallandingham, J. T. Gilly, A.G. Pyle, W.F.
Easter, Roy Walworth and Joel E. Davis. Interment was in Towanda
Cemetery.
Addie Irene Longstreth was born in Rutland, Meigs County, Ohio, January
28, 1862, and as a young girl accompanied her parents to Kansas.
In 1883 she was married to Albert J. Lambing. The couple established
their first home on the farm four miles northwest of Towanda where they
reared their daughter and sons--Mrs. Harry C. Dutton of Hoisington; Harry
Lambing, now residing at Newkirk, Okla.; Percy Lambing of Holden, Mo.,
and Fred Lambing who preceded his mother in death. In 1919 the family
moved to Towanda, where Mr. Lambing died in 1935.
In addition to her immediate family, Mrs. Lambing is survived by a sister,
Mrs. Minnie McFarland of St. Louis; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Mrs. Lambing possessed a fine spirit of friendliness to which so many friends
responded with admiration and affection. These friends share with
the bereaved family a sense of deep loss in Mrs. Lambing's death.
For many years Mrs. Lambing's health was not robust, but she never complained
not withstanding that she was so frequently a hospital patient.
Everything that tender and efficient care and medical science could achieve
were administered but "the milestones of life were too many."
Mrs.
Lambing had "a living faith in God" and practiced in everyday life the
Christianity that she professed. Hers was an exemplary life and her
family and friends will always miss her presence.
The
following is a picture of Albert and Addie Lambing and their children on
their 50th wedding anniversary.
Back row. Fred, Lizzie, Percy and Harry
Front row. Addie and Albert J. Lambing
Harry Lewis Lambing, born February 10, 1886 who married
Edith Lorena Garrett (September 1913) and lived north of Newkirk, Ok. and
died February 13, 1968. They are buried in the Plainview Cemetery,
near Braman, Okla. Their children are
Eva Ruth born October 17, 1916 who married John
Dean Hubbard July 4th, 1940. They lived in Dallas, TX and have
two boys. John died February 2, 1953.
John Dean, Jr. b. February 7, 1948 married
Elizabeth Hamm. Their children
are
Darrin Mathew b. November 22,
1947
Evan Wayne b. July 22, 1976
Harry Leroy b. February 6, 1951 married
Jacqueline Renee Perron. They
have three children
Danielle Eveyon b. January 28,
1979
Lonna Michelle b. March 20,
1981
Ida Mae born August 16, 1918 who married Noble
Mears January 30, 1946. Nobel served his time in the U.S. Army
and after discharge they lived and raised their family
in
Ponca City, OK. Ida Mae died in the ElDorado,
Kansas hospital July 16, 1989 and is buried in the IOOF
cemetery in Ponca City, Okla. Their children are
Margaret Louise b. July 1, 1947 married
Howard
Tucker Jones November 14, 1963. Their
children are Stephanie Dennise b. July 23,
1982.
Edith Janet b. December 13, 1948
Carolyn Lee b. May 12, 1952
Noble Bruce, Jr. b. November 21, 1955 married
Katrina Sue Jones (b.Feb. 11, 1967.), married
March 30, 1980. They
have three children
Amanda JoPaulette b. August
31, 1985
Toby Tyler b. April 11, 1987
Scott Allen b. November 12,
1988
Donald Lindy born February 8, 1920 married Dorothy Woolard
in September 1942. They lived in Florida and Don
passed away 1993. They have two children:
Linda Lambing Price b. May 11, 1947
Charles Louis Lambing b. February
12, 1952
Eugene Leslie was born January 30, 1922 and married
Dora Clay Finley. They have four girls:
Vickie Darlene b. January 11, 1943, married
Jim Huster June 12, 1964. They have 2 children
Mark Alan b. February 20, 1967
Linda Kay b. July 5, 1970
Vickie was born with a heart defect
and was never able to overcome the problem and
died
August 16, 1977.
Nancy b. January 6, 1945 married Charles
Ray Langdale January 14, 1967. Their children
are
Tammy Renee b. May, 11, 1970
Anthony Eugene b. November 23,
1971
Nancy lives in Newkirk, OK.
Sylvia b. June 30, 1947 married Ron Hutton
March 23, 1967. Their children are
Staci Lea b. December 2, 1969
Shannon b. February 15, 1972
Jason Ronald b. September 18, 1973
Ron and Sylvia divorced and Sylvia
has
remarried Martin Lee Smith. They live
in
Ponca City, Okla.
Charlotte b. April 4, 1949 married Herschell
Crymes November 1, 1969. They live in
Whitehouse, TX. Their children are
John Matthew b. May 18, 1970 married
Rebecca
Sue Carter.
Jeffrey Dean b. December 26, 1973
Jennifer Lynn b. February 4, 1978
Gene and Dora were divorced and Gene married Cora Bernita Munhall (Evans) May 15, 1974. They live in Braman, OK.