BETTY LOU (ERWIN) LAMB

of North Little Rock, Ark., our beautiful and precious mother passed on to her heavenly home on Wednesday, June 21, in Sherwood.

Betty Lou was the 5th child of Ovid Hazen Erwin and Annie Laura (Wood) Erwin born in 1928 in Cabot, Ark. Betty was preceded in death by sisters, Billie Harris and Marie Brown, and brothers J.R., Lloyd and Jim Erwin, all from the Midway community, her loving husband, Joe E. Lamb, Darlene Hastings, and JoAnn Story.

She was a starting guard for the Midway High School Yellow Jackets in the late 1940s. She also played Independent League basketball for the Harville-Byrd Electric Company. Betty Lou liked sports and working on her fitness, plus being a keen motivator for her two sons in their North Little Rock sports endeavors growing up. She also enjoyed water skiing on beautiful lake Ouachita, in Hot Springs, Ark., as well as being a most exceptional dancer. Mrs. Lamb worked a full career at Westinghouse Electric Company then finished her work life with the North Little Rock School District. She was the world’s best Mom and always kept a good attitude through the last two years with a disability. Betty attended Levy Methodist Church.

Betty Lou is survived by two sons; Garry (Becky) Lamb, and Ovid Joe (Brenda) Lamb, and daughter Carolyn McCrary of Lonoke, Ark., grandchildren Doug, David and Denise Hastings, Charlotte and Caroline McCrary, Mason and Rachel Lamb, Dawn Gunter, and Stephanie Haynes; nephews Doug Erwin of Cabot, Jackie Jones and Joe Brown of California, and nieces Linda (Bill) Anderson of Cabot, Ark. Darlene (Craig) Taylor of Chatworth, Calif.; and Linda Gail Erwin.

The family wants to say a special thank you to the Sherwood Nursing and Rehab staff. Graveside services for Betty will be 11 a.m., Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Cabot, Ark. Online guestbook for Betty is available at www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/owens.