Keely Nicole Lamb was born Dec. 21, 1984, in St. Louis, Mo., and lived in the Troy, Mo., area until she was 2 years old She moved with her parents and sister to Houston, Mo., in 1987.
At the age of 13, Keely accepted Christ as her Savior and was saved at her church, Houston United Methodist Church.
Keely graduated from Houston High School in 2003. She attended Missouri State University-West Plains and later transferred to MSU-Springfield, where she worked on a degree in Elementary Education and Communication Sciences.
Keely met her husband, Jeremy Grisham, in 2006, and they resided together in Nixa, Mo., for several years. Keely and Jeremy attended Sac River Cowboy Church in Springfield, Mo. On July 2, 2009, Keely gave birth to their daughter, Reaghan Noelle Grisham. They moved in February 2013 to Owasso, Okla., where they resided, until her death on Dec. 9, 2014.
Growing up, Keely loved being outdoors, hiking, canoeing and camping with her family.
Keely loved her family, and she was a dedicated wife and loving mother. Though illness weakened Keely’s body, she remained strong for Reaghan.
She is survived by her husband, Jeremy Grisham, and daughter, Reaghan Grisham, of Owasso, Okla.; her parents, Jeff and Leasa Lamb of Houston, Mo.; her sister, Terra Lamb of Nixa, Mo.; her in-laws, Don and Carol Grisham of Ash Grove, Mo.; maternal grandparents, Lee and Carol Cook of Pierce City, Mo.; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Keely will be missed by all.
“In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. And if I go, I go to prepare a place for you. I will come again so that wherever I may be, there you may be also.” – John 14:3
Services were 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, at Houston United Methodist Church with Pastor Cordie Wimberley and the Rev. Terry Lippstreu officiating. Houston pallbearers were Clint Cook, Ryan Kell, Dave Lamb, Cody Neugebauer, Johnathan Clifton and Nick Meizler. Monett pallbearers were Clint Cook, Matt Cook, Dave Lamb, Jeremy Grisham, Jeff Lamb and Johnathan Clifton. Burial was in the Liberty Methodist Church Cemetery, Monett, Mo., under the direction of Evans Funeral Home.
Memorials are requested, in lieu of flowers, to Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, National Processing Center, Attn: Honor & Memorial Gifts, P. Box 1245, Albert Lea, MN 56007-9976. Online condolences may be sent to www.evansfh.com.
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