Willie Lee Lamb, Sr. was born on June 6, 1924, to Alexander Lamb, Sr. and Maggie (Gray) lamb. He was born, grew up, and lived in McRoberts, Kentucky for 96 years. At the age of 7, Willie was diagnosed with Rickets. He also has a severe speech impediment: stuttering.     Children mocked him when he talked and laughed at him. His mother told him that he would be able to do anything that a person with "common sense" could do. That motherly advice gave him the strength to overcome unsurmountable obstacles in life.

Willie, his sister Odessa, and brother Leonard sold peanuts and sandwiches as     children to supplement the family income. The household consisted of two adults and 15     children during the Great Depression, however, Willie and his two siblings always devised ways to make ends meet. At the age of 16, Willie was hired by Bethlehem Steel to work        underground in the coal mines beside his father. The United States Army drafted him at age 18, and the Queen Mary transported him to Europe to fight in WWII. Under the leadership of   General George S. Patton and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Willie participated in the    surprise attack on Adolph Hitler's forces in Normandy, the famous Battle of the Bulge on June 6, 1944. Willie vividly recalled the gas chambers and Jewish bodies stacked like sardines. He fed the hungry Jewish children and the German children, obeying God's Word to feed the   hungry. When he returned from WWII, his job in the coal mines was waiting for him. He worked in the mines for 36 years performing various jobs. He was the first African American underground electrician. Black Lung forced an early retirement.

Willie was a member of the United Mine Workers Association and a fierce advocate for the miners. He assisted many in obtaining Black Lung benefits, resolved wage disputes, and fought for better health benefits. In 1946, a 22-year-old Willie met a beautiful lady named  Joanna Skipper. Love gripped the Bishop's heart at first sight. On December 24, 1948, Willie married Joanna and seven children were born: Willie L. Lamb, Jr (Gwen), John A. Lamb, Sr. (Valorie), Madaline M. Sanders, James R. Lamb, Sr. (Teresa), Gary L. Lamb, Sr. (Denese), Walter G. Lamb (Linda Faye) and Debrill Lamb (Keshia), adopted daughter/grand-daughter Erin Lamb. Willie and Joanna were baptized in the name of Jesus and received the baptism of the Holy Ghost in the Church of God MPGT in McRoberts, Ky. Bishop Earl Walker was the Overseer. After his passing, Mother Alma Walker became Overseer. Elder Lamb said God told him to build a church. He built the church and pastored it May 2021, when he moved to      Columbus, Ohio. He was very active in his community: served on the planning committee for Mountain Comprehensive, the county judge Advisory Board, chaplain at 8 hospitals, 9 nursing homes, and 3 jails in the Tri-city area; Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. In April 2022 Bishop Lamb received the prestigious Carolyn Sunday Award for Leadership and Community Service. Willie was made a Kentucky Colonel, and March 22 was proclaimed to be Bishop Willie Lamb Day by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He had a small home improvement business installing indoor bathrooms, adding rooms to houses, and home repairs.

He was preceded in death by Joanna (Skipper) Lamb, Willie L. Lamb, Jr., Alexander and Maggie Lamb, and 12 siblings: Odessa Estell, Otis P. Lamb, Opal Lamb, Leonard Lamb, Anna B. Smith, Irene Ward, Donald Lamb, Elliot Lamb, Rosalyn Walker, Betty Rodgers,     Beulah Williams, and Ellen Jones.

Bishop Lamb leaves one sister, Sally Miller, one brother, Kenneth Lamb, 6 children, 24 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren, a host of nieces,   nephews, family, saints, and friends.