CURTIS CRAWFORD LAMBERT, JR., age 78, a resident of Irving, died Thursday, December 5, 2013 at his home. Born August 21, 1935 in Buffalo Gap, Texas, he was the son of Curtis Crawford Lambert, Sr. and Mary Katherine Salyers Lambert. He was first chair in trumpet in high school at Abilene High School and at Big Spring High School and was a member of the volunteer fire department while living in Aspermont, Texas. Curtis married Barbara Ann Parker on July 25, 1954 in Big Spring, Texas. A retired heavy load supervisor in commercial trucking, he was a member of Oak View Baptist Church in Irving. Survivors include his wife, Barbara of Irving; sons, Victor Lambert and wife Tina of Highland Village, Darrell Lambert and wife Kayla of Alpine, and Harrell Don Lambert and wife Karla of Keller; 10 grandchildren, Tye Lambert, Cole Lambert, Tate Lambert, Taryn Lindsey and husband Nick, Corey Lambert, Caitlyn Lambert, Cody Lambert, Sarah Lambert, Rachel Lambert, and Katie Lambert; 3 great grandchildren, Airiden Stidham, Gunner Lindsey, and Hudson Lindsey; a sister, Jane Cade of Fort Worth; and a niece Kathy Mastroeni. The service was held 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 9, 2013 at Oak View Baptist Church, 1004 South Story Road in Irving. The family received friends from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Monday at the church prior to the service.