Beverly Lamb Obituary

Beverly Jean Lamb, 90, died May 18, 2025 in Sarasota, Florida where she had been living the past 14 months. Prior to coming to Florida, Beverly had resided at Woodlands Creek Retirement Community in Clive, Iowa since 2012. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 31 at St. Mary of Nazareth Catholic Church in Des Moines with visitation from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Burial will be at Highland Memory Gardens in Des Moines immediately following the funeral Mass.

Beverly was born December 28, 1934 in Des Moines, Iowa to George Eugene Bacon and Edna C. Bacon (Siebert). Soon after graduating from East High School, class of 1953, she married the love of her life and high school sweetheart, Richard Charles Lamb. Richard and Beverly remained in Des Moines until they retired to Hot Springs, Arkansas. While living in Des Moines, Beverly raised three children, was a homemaker, and the loving wife of a policeman. She returned to the workforce in 1975 as a counselor in the office of Student Financial Aid at Drake University, retiring in 1997. In addition to enthusiastically supporting her children’s activities, Beverly could be found volunteering at church, attending track meets, baking Christmas cookies, gardening and canning, and playing bridge. In retirement, along with Richard, Beverly was involved in the art community in downtown Hot Springs as well as a number of civic organizations. Following Richard’s death in 2008, Beverly was a volunteer with Arkansas Hospice until she returned to Iowa in 2012.

Beverly is survived by brother-in-law, David (Dana) Lamb and her children, Lorraine (Paul) Staver of Grimes, Iowa; Richard (HeiRan) Lamb of Lutz, Florida; and Kathryn (Michael) Ehrhardt of Sarasota, Florida as well as grandchildren, Brent (Kate) Ehrhardt; Amanda (Morgan) Ehrhardt, Aaron (Bri) Staver, Nick (Morgan) Staver, Jacob (Mary Jacubec) Lamb, and Btyna (Sam Kim) Lamb, seven great grandchildren with twins on the way, three nieces and two nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard, and granddaughter, Megan Elizabeth Lamb.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to MercyOne Des Moines Foundation for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) (https://www.mercyone.org/desmoinesfoundation) in honor of Stevie Staver or Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis (https://dsagsl.org/donation) in honor of Quinn Ehrhardt.

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