Edwin R. Lam
Funeral services for Edwin R. Lam, 84, of Hornbeck were held at 12 noon Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in Leesville. Burial followed in the Prewitt's Chapel Cemetery in Hornbeck with full military honors.
Mr. Lam passed away on Friday, April 7, 2007 at the Byrd Regional Hospital in Leesville. He was born in McGaheysville, Va.
Edwin retired from the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his son, Emory Lam; brothers Winford and Ervin Lam and sister Jewel Sours.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Laverne Lam of Hornbeck; sons Edwin Lam of Hornbeck, Roy Lam of Leesville, William Lam of McGaheysville, Va., George Carter of Beaumont, Texas, Leonard Carter of Sacramento, Calif., Michael Turner of Texas and Aaron Joe Turner of Suffolk, Va.; daughters Anita Pigman of Leesville, Julia McDonald of Florien and Melinda Turner of Hornbeck; brother Charles Lam of Alexandria, Va.; sister Ethel Phillips of Harrisonburg, Va.; 24 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
April 22, 1922 - April 7, 2007