Bill is survived by his wife of 54 years, Janice M. Lamb; daughter Anita Kay Lamb Smith and husband Spencer; daughter Sherry Lynn Lamb Leeper and husband James; daughter Michelle Elizabeth Lamb Marshall and husband Joseph; and son William A. Lamb III and wife Samantha; brother Stephen Frank Lamb, brother Charles David Lamb and wife Meleah and brother James Prentiss Lamb.
Grandchildren, LeighAnn Smith Reed (Travis), Jacob Smith (Jessica), Joshua Leeper (Anastacia), Nicholas Leeper (Emily), Payton Witten Fox (Daniel), William "Liam" A. Lamb IV, Gabriella "Gabby" Lamb, Mackenzie "Kenzie" Lamb, Jason Marshall (Laura), Matthew Marshall (Andrea), Madison Marshall, SherryLee Smith Fuentes, Brenda Smith Crowden (Gene), Jessica Smith Kenney (Michael), and Jerome Smith.
Great-grandchildren, KayLynn Reed, MayKayla Reed, Travis "TJ" Reed Jr., Landon Smith, Marley Smith, John Riley Smith, Jaxon Smith, Analicia Ortiz, Matthew Perez, Neveah Gonzales, Jameson Leeper, Ethan Leeper, Coulson Fox, Sandler Fox, Logan Marshall, Connor Marshall, Holly Marshall, Roberto Fuentes, Angel Fuentes (Nicole), Gary Crowden, Alex Kenney and Sami Jo Kenney.
Bill was preceded in death by parents William A. Lamb Sr. and Wanda Reaves Lamb; brothers Robert Aaron Lamb and John Anthony Lamb, and grandson John Robert Smith.
Bill proudly served in the US Army for 20 years, living in many places around the world. After retiring from the military and relocating to San Antonio, with 4 kids and a grandbaby, he went to work for the Dept. of Veteran Affairs at Audie Murphy. He retired from the Dept. of Veteran Affairs with 15 years. Since he felt that wasn’t enough, he went on to work and retire from USAA. He finally decided to actually RETIRE!! While stationed in Germany, he was ordained as a Deacon at Calvary Baptist Church in Augsburg. He is currently a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and in the Aquila & Priscilla Class. He was active in many of the activities at the church and was currently serving on the finance committee. He truly loved his church family and serving his Lord and Savior.
While living in Bandera County (for over 20 years), he was active in many activities, including sports and band programs (supporting his kids and grandkids); taking photos for the local newspapers during sporting events. He was also a committee member for Relay for Life and a volunteer with the Pipe Creek Volunteer Fire Dept. and EMS for Bandera County.
Bill was always keeping us laughing and on our toes, and he never met a stranger. Some of the crazy things he did with his kids, grandkids, son-in-laws, brothers, cousins … the stories were always full of fun, laughter, and maybe a fire or two!! He married the girl of a house he was “TPing” – yes, he was rolling a house in toilet paper!! And they were married for over 54 years!!! He loved to do many things – hunting, fishing, photography, and traveling, but his family, his church family, and his Lord and Savior were the things that he loved the most.
A visitation for Bill will be held Monday, October 5, 2020 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Sunset Northwest Funeral Home, 6321 Bandera Road, San Antonio, Texas 78238. A funeral service will be conducted on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 9:30 AM at Crossroad Baptist Church, 8300 Tezel Road, San Antonio, Texas 78254. A burial will follow Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 11:15 AM at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, Texas 78209.
Pallbearers will be William "Billy" A. Lamb III, Jimmy Lamb, Steve Lamb, Chuck Lamb, Josh Leeper, Nick Leeper, Jake Smith, and Matt Marshall, Travis Reed. Alternate, Seth Lamb.
