Dale Lambert, 79, of Wildwood passed away Monday, May 3, 2021, at his home in Wildwood, MO. He was born February 17, 1942, at Dongola, MO, son of Charley and Ruby Lambert. Dale graduated from Zalma High School and then SEMO State University. Later he had Masters of Divinity degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He completed substantial additional graduate work toward a Theological Doctorate at Southern. In addition, he studied at The University of Manchester, in Manchester, England. Subsequently he spent over 40 years as a minister. One of his chief avocations was reading and studying the Bible from both a practical and an academic point of view. To this end he had a rather significant collection of books, including those devoted to the study of the original languages, in which the Bible was written. During his career he pastored churches in Florida, Texas, Michigan, and London, England. In December of 1963, he married Diane Kuhlmann and they had a son, Daniel Lambert and a daughter, Dana Wells. He is survived by his daughter, Dana (Brendan Wells) and her mother Diane as well as two grandchildren, Peyton Wells and Isaac Wells. He is also survived by a younger brother Kenneth. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Darrel, as well as his son Daniel. Services: Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00pm Friday, May 7th, 2021, at the Schrader Funeral Home, 14960 Manchester Rd. in Ballwin, MO 63011. Funeral services will be at 10:00am Saturday morning, May 8th, at the funeral home with Rev. Trey Perry officiating. Grave-side services and burial will be at 2:30pm, on Saturday at the Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery in Marble Hill, MO 63764. Friends may sign the family's on-line guestbook at Schrader.com.