Thelma Ailene (Younce) Lambert,
81 Years and 14 Days, of Forest Hills, KY passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at her home after a lengthy illness. Thelma was born October 26, 1940 in Harold, KY, the daughter of the late Edna and Theodore Younce. Thelma is preceded in death along with her parents; one brother, John Younce; and two sisters, Catherine Younce and Judy Kennedy; four brothers-in-law, Art Levy, Boyce Barker, Richard Volmer and Ben Kennedy; and one sister-in-law, Nancy Chafin. Thelma graduated from Belfry High School in 1957 at the age of 16. She had to wait one year to be old enough to enroll in nursing school and then moved to Louisville, KY. Upon graduation, she returned home to begin a lifelong nursing career, leaving Pike County only briefly while her husband was in optometry school. They returned to open and run Lambert Eye Care, where she worked until her retirement. She is survived by her loving husband of 58 years; Dr. Don Lambert. Besides her husband, she is survived by her children; Cynthia (Ted) Shannon of Kingsport, TN and Dr. Brian (Jenny) Lambert of Forest Hills, KY; four sisters, Fannie Levy of Hilton Head, SC, Patricia (Jim) Scott of Harrison Township, MI, Nancy Volmer of Warsaw, KY and Jeanne (Bruce) Smith; 6 grandchildren, Donnie (Adria) Shannon, Colin (Tiffani) Shannon, Matthew (Carlie) Lambert, Katie Shannon, Megan (Cameron) Alley and Mason Lambert; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Over the course of her illness, she was blessed with wonderful caregivers including Stephanie Scott, Connie Sullivan, Denise Gannon, Tina Farley, Rotunda Mahon, Savannah Estep and others. A special thank you to ARH Skilled Nursing Facility and Bluegrass Care Navigators. She will be sorely missed by her loving family and her many girls/co-workers at Lambert Eye Care. A Celebration of Life will be conducted at 3:00 P.M., Saturday, November 13, 2021 with visitation from 1:00-3:00 P.M. at First Baptist Church of Forest Hills, where she was a member with the deacons and Brian Warden, officiating. There will be no graveside services as Thelma has chosen cremation services.