Billy G. Lamb

Services for Billy G. Lamb will be private. Burial with military rites will take place at Dunkirk Cemetery.
He died on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Kenton Nursing and Rehab.
He was born on Sept. 5, 1935 in Kenton to the late William and Ella (Sheldon) Lamb. On Feb. 10, 1957 he married Joyce Beard and she survives in Dunkirk.
Also surviving are four sons, Kevin Lamb of Maryland, Kirk (Eunice) of Maryland, Todd Lamb of Kenton and Mark Lamb of Dunkirk; 16 grandchildren, Joshua (Breann) Lamb, Amanda Elliott, Gary (Sarah) Lamb, Devon Lamb, Nancee (Kevin) Strong, Benjamin Lamb, Haiden Lamb, Kenlee Lamb, Chad (Duranda) Shields, Ronald (Amanda) Shields, Katie (Adam) Shields, Miranda Shields, Andrea Gillison, Landon Lamb, Beverly Kimmel and Brittney (Eddie) Glenn; several great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Kim Lamb and four sisters and their husbands, Wilma (Jay) Clark, Luana (Carl) Penn, Rose (Joe) Allen and Dorothy (Ronald ) Fry.
Billy served in the U.S. Army. He was in the Big Red One Infantry and was a very proud Drill Sergeant at Fort Knox in Kentucky. He served overseas in France, six tours in Germany and two tours in Vietnam. He retired from the military in November of 1983.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Grace United Methodist Church, 200 N. Walnut Street, Dunkirk, OH 45836.
The Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed at pricefh.net.