Mary Elizabeth Lambert

Mary Elizabeth Lambert

1939 – 2024

Mary Elizabeth Hill Lambert was born October 20, 1939, delivered by her grandmother in Missouri (or “Missoura” as she called it) to Lloyd B. and Elizabeth Ives Hill. The family moved to Liberal, KS, where her father ran gas stations and her mother ran a motel. She recalled how she would sell Cokes to customers in her father’s store as a young child. She was a proud graduate of Kansas State University in 1961, as was obvious by her extensive purple K-State Wildcat wardrobe.

She married Bobby Trimmell in 1960, and they moved to Elk City, then later to Norman, Oklahoma, where he had a veterinary practice. She was actively involved in the lives of her three children Boyd, Brita and Blaine, traveling all over the country in a motor home for horse shows.

Mary moved back to Kansas and married William Lambert in 1987. She served many years as the director of the Baker Arts Center in Liberal and was active in Beta Sigma Phi sorority and the Presbyterian Church. Mary and Bill operated a bed and breakfast in Topeka, and later renovated Ehrsam Place in Enterprise Kansas as a popular bed and breakfast.

After Bill’s death in 2004 she moved back to Liberal to care for her mother. Following Elizabeth’s death in 2010 she worked for the Kansas State Extension Office in Liberal. In 2018 she moved to Edmond, where she was one of the first residents of Villas of Edmond. She spent many happy days with her dog Molly and her neighbor Charlotte, working jigsaw puzzles, walking around the building collecting rocks, and shopping at Hobby Lobby.  She was happiest watching sports with her dog and a cold can of Coke by her side.

Mary passed away June 12, 2024. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd B. Hill and Elizabeth Ives Hill, her sisters Sue, Kay and Karla, and her husband William Lambert. She is survived by her children Boyd and Sharon Trimmell of Oklahoma City, Brita Trimmell of Houma, Louisiana and Blaine Trimmell and Michelle Schaefer of Edmond. She has two grandsons, Patrick Theriot and Kelly Edwards, and two great grandchildren, Grayson and Sammie Theriot.

A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, June 22 at noon at the Villas of Edmond Community Room, 1100 S. Kelly. A service and interment will be held in Liberal at a later date. 

2 thoughts on “Mary Elizabeth Lambert”

  1. Kelly (Campbell) Forristall

    I’m so sorry for the loss of your Mom. Mary was always so special to our family, especially my Mom, Jo Knapp (Campbell). Prayers and comfort for your family.

  2. paul pipes

    I am sorry for the loss of Mary, she was on my Edmond mobile meals route for several years, so I got to deliver her Thursday noon meal. As soon as the elevator stopped, and I walked to her door, her automatic door chime, her dog would let her know who was there, always good to see her, a very cheerful person. I will miss her.

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