Alfred Lambert

Alfred A. Lambert, Jr., 96, originally of Scott City, died Sunday, July 19, 2020, of natural causes at his daughter and son-in-law's home in Cape Girardeau.

He was the sixth child of Alfred A. Sr. and Nora Etter Lambert, born March 14, 1924, in Illmo.

He served in the 8th Army Air Force during World War II, as an airplane mechanic in England and was later stationed in Germany.

After returning from overseas, he married Violet Nemmo in April 1946. They were married 71 years at her time of death in 2018. They were great parents to three children. He was employed at Marquette Cement for 32 years before retiring. "Junior" was a skilled fisherman and hunter and enjoyed watching wildlife.

Alfred is survived by his oldest child, Sharon, and her husband, Edward Shafer, of Cape Girardeau; daughter-in-law, Debbie Lambert, and sister, Rose Walter, both of Scott City; grandchildren, Jimmie Brett Griffin and his wife, Janine, of Scott City and his sisters, Gina and Erin, Jason Shafer and his wife, Marie, of Jefferson City, Missouri, Paula Shafer and her partner, Alan Hoffmeister, of Cincinnati, Tommy A. Lambert Jr. and his partner, Brandy Ward, of Scott City, Daniel Lambert of Scott City and Holly Bass and her husband, Michael, of Jackson; and 19 great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Connie Lee Griffin; son, Tommy Alfred Lambert; six siblings; and several nieces and nephews.

Due to the current pandemic, there will be no visitation.

Graveside service, with full military honors, will be at 10 a.m. today at Lightner Cemetery in Scott City, with the Rev. Randy Morse officiating. If attending the graveside service, please protect your health and safety and that of others by wearing a face mask and practicing social distancing.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, or Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004.

Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements.