Emory City Cem
south section
row 15 - Elvira Lamb

The Rains County Leader
July 30, 1926
Funeral services were conducted at the Baptist church here Monday afternoon for Mrs. Wylie Merchant Lamb, by Rev. A.A. Duncan of Greenville, assisted by church, and a warm friend to the deceased. Only short talks were made by both pastors, following sweet singings by the choir and quartet composed of Carl Yancy, H.D. Garrett, Mrs. D.L. Nabors and Mrs. Frank Alexander, commending the life of a mother in Israel, who had spent 70 years in the service of her Lord, sang, "It Is Well With My Soul". This good woman, whose husband served this county 4 years as County Judge and 4 years as Sheriff, will be remembered by most of the old time settlers of the county, though she had not been a resident among us for about 15 years. Her husband passed on to his reward 20 years before she followed. Mrs. Lamb was born at Olney, Illinois, August 6, 1841, lacking only a few days at her death of being 85 years of age. She joined the Baptist church of Paris by baptism at the age of 15 and has been a loyal Christian worker since that time. She was the mother of 9 children, 4 of whom survive her, namely Mrs. W.A. Hart of Gilmer, Mrs. Rania Skip---- of Jacksonville, with whom she had made her home for many years; Henry Lamb of Houston, and Ernest Lamb of San Antonio.