Bishop Lester Lee Lambert

Published 11:27 am Tuesday, May 13, 2025

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith”.

Shepherd Pastor, Counselor, Mentor, Friend. Just some of the words used to describe Bishop Lester Lambert. Husband, Father to his beautiful family whom he adored. On Sunday, May 11, 2025, God called Bishop Lester Lambert home. He had completed his earthly assignment with humility, grace, kindness, compassion and love for all who were blessed to know him. He is now praising His Heavenly Father at the throne of Grace where we will one day join him.

Lester Lee Lambert was born September 3, 1961in Iredell County to the late Billy Ray and Barbara Lambert. He served in the Army Reserves as Private First Class Officer and later worked delivering bread for Merita while raising his three children after losing his beloved wife, Cynthia Moose Lambert.

He met the love of his life, Drema, while attending Landmark Church of God in Statesville, NC and they were married on November 8, 2009. Together they began ministry at local nursing homes and later became Pastor and First Lady at Tryon Church of God in August 2013. ln the short twelve years he pastored, he saw the church grow both in number and spiritually, all the while never taking any credit for his successes, but with his humble, quiet manner would always say “To God be the Glory”, whether complimented on a sermon or commended for any accomplishments made. He was not only Pastor to his congregation, but to the community as a whole, reaching far more people than even he realized. His work and his legacy will forever be honored at the Tryon Church of God and will be carried on by his church family because that is what he would want for his church and his community.

Lester leaves behind his beloved wife of 15 years, Drema Kay Lambert, his children, Johnathan Lambert, Candace Lambert, Andria Lambert, Brent Snuffer (Destiny), Eric Snuffer and Hillary Rhoton. Left to cherish his memory are his five beautiful grandchildren, his pride and joy, Loraina Kay Snuffer (Lovey), Makayla Christine Rhoton, Ryker Lee Rhoton, Levi Snuffer and Eloise May Snuffer. He also leaves behind two brothers, Roger Lambert (Debbie) of Statesville, Dennis Lambert (Donna) of Charlottesville, VA, one sister, Sylvia Marlowe (Jerry) of Statesville, as well as his Tryon Church of God Family. He was preceded in death by his siter, Barbara Ann Gilbert, as well as his parents.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Tryon Church of God, Tryon, North Carolina.

Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the church with Bishop Richard Saxon and Bishop Adrian Franklin officiating. Music will be provided by Mr. Brian Shipman.

Military rites will be conducted by the Polk County Veterans Memorial Honor Guard.

Serving as pallbearers will be Mr. William Simpson, Reverend Tim Brown, Reverend Dylan Lewis, Reverend Aaron Hollifield, Reverend Alan Greene and Mr. Chris Marlowe.

Burial will follow in Nealsville Church of God Cemetery, 27 Bethel Church Road, Marion, North Carolina.

At other times, the family will be at the home, 3872 Lynn Road, Tryon, North Carolina.

An online guest register is available at mcfarlandfuneralchapel.com

McFarland Funeral Home 

Tryon