Dorothy Marie Lamb

Dorothy Marie Lamb (Drake) of Avalon, Mo passed away July 11, 2024 at her home in Long Beach, CA.

Dorothy was born June 16, 1927 in Peculiar, Missouri, to parents Blanche Pearl Burnside and Lee Calvin Drake. She grew up in Avalon, Missouri and graduated from Avalon School. She attended Chillicothe Business College. She owned and operated Dorothy’s Cafe located in Chillicothe, Missouri.

In 1945 she married Wallace Eugene Beever and they resided in Avalon, Missouri. They were parents to four children. In 1960 she relocated to Long Beach, California with her second husband, Donald Eugene Lamb. They were parents to a daughter. Dorothy made a new career in the grocery business.

Dorothy’s hobbies included gardening, maintaining her cherished home, traveling and following her beloved Los Angeles Dodgers.
She was always up for a new adventure.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Blanche Burnside; her father, Lee Drake; brother, Robert Drake; sisters, Mary Roberts and Helen Hokit; first husband, Wallace Beever, second husband, Donald Lamb; and step-daughter, Gwenda Oneth.

Dorothy is survived by her children, Robert Beever, Karen (John) Berry, Mary Senf, Eldon (Cheri) Beever, Sheri (Derek) Lester; her grandchildren, Jennifer Davis, Julie Mohn, Sean Berry, Nicole Collins, Aimee Bement, Melissa Zablocki, Timothy Chad Senf, Gene Beever, Dean Beever, Dustin Beever, Maxwell Lester and Emily Lester. She was blessed with 19 great grandchildren.

May she Rest In Peace.

Funeral services will be held at Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Burial will be held at Edgewood Cemetery, Chillicothe, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to Edgewood Cemetery, Chillicothe, Missouri. Online condolences may be made at www.lindleyfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri.