Louis Roy Lamb, Jr.

   Louis Roy "Bear" Lamb, Jr., 64, of 833 Four Mile Desert Road, Hertford, NC, died Thursday, May 26, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton. 

   Mr. Lamb was born in Pasquotank County on June 24, 1951, and was the son of the late Louis Roy, Sr. and Anna Louise Ferrell Lamb. A retired commercial truck driver, for many years he had also been employed in the logging industry. An avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, he was a member of Fountain of Life Ministries in Elizabeth City. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Morris Bridgers Lamb.

   Surviving are his daughter, Amanda Parham and husband Brad; a sister, Wanda White, a niece, Michelle Shope; and two granddaughters, Brooke Perry and Sydni Shope, all of Hertford.

   Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 p.m. in Fountain of Life Ministries by Pastors Preston Pitchford and Edward Basnight. A private burial will follow in New Hollywood Cemetery. Friends may join the family Sunday from 7 to 8 p.m. in Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Home, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, and all other times at the residence.

  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Fountain of Life Ministries, 1107 US Hwy 17 South, Elizabeth City, NC 27909. 

   Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.