Obituary: Major Isaiah Lavender
Major Isaiah Lavender, 16 month old son of Kelsey Lambert and DeMarcus Lavender, passed from this life Friday, May 31, 2024. He was born January 25, 2023, at Baptist Hospital East in Memphis.
A very happy and energetic child, he loved watching “Bluey”, being with his daddy and calling him “Daddy”. His family describes him as the fastest crawler they ever saw, even naming him, “Lil Spiderman”.
Major Isaiah leaves his parents, Kelsey Lambert and DeMarcus Lavender of Bolivar; sister, Aaliyah Lavender of Biloxi, Mississippi; brother, Kenny Woods of Bolivar; grandparents, Angela Lambert and Jason Emanuel of Middleton and, Chevette Lavender of Atlanta, Georgia; great-grandmother, Nedra McKee of Middleton and, Ted Lambert of Saulsbury. He also leaves a host of cousins, aunt, uncles, great-aunts, and great-uncles.
Services will be at Shackelford Funeral Directors chapel in Bolivar on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at 1 p.m. with Charles Jeter and Ted Lambert officiating. The burial will be in the Hebron Cemetery.
He was preceded in death by his aunt, Kaitlyn Lambert; grandfather, Brandon Lambert; and great-grandparents, William McKee and Brenda Lambert.
Memorials may be sent to LeBonheur Children’s Hospital.
