Rev. Bryan T. Lamberson, age 67 of Saint Francis, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at his home. He was the pastor of Saint Francis of Assisi and Holy Cross Catholic Churches. He was born March 1, 1954 in East Rockaway, New York, to the late Frank and Alice Jean Buckley Lamberson.  He served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1974~84. He was ordained a priest on June 3, 2000. He previously served as Associate Pastor of the Cathedral of the Assumption and Saint Bernard, Louisville, and was a part-time Associate Pastor of Annunciation Church, Shelbyville, and Saint John Chrysostom, Eminence. Father served as Chaplain for Jewish Hospital, Norton Suburban Hospital, and Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital. He resided at Our Mother of Sorrows, Saint Barnabas, Saint Polycarp during his chaplaincies, and served as Sacramental Moderator for the Catholic Deaf Community.

Survivors include his brother, Scott Francis Lamberson (Arlene) of New Jersey, his sister, Marri Lamberson Moats (Michael) of Lakeland, Florida and his half-brother, John Joseph Motley of Washington, D.C. and six nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 AM Friday, March 19, 2021 at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 6785 Highway 52, Loretto. The Most Rev. Joseph E. Kurtz will be the main celebrant with Rev. G. Nicholas Rice serving as homilist. Burial will follow in the church cemetery where military rites will be conducted by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard.

Visitation will be held after 2 PM Thursday at Saint Francis of Assisi Church with a prayer service at 7 PM by Rev. Deacon Joseph R. Dant. An all-night vigil will follow the prayer service.

Pallbearers are Mark DeMar, Tom Brahm, Gary Mattingly, Sam Cambron, Samuel Cambron and Robert Cecil. Honorary Pallbearers will be his altar servers, Will Kaminski, Elijah Lyvers, Eric Blanford, Adam Blanford, Samuel Cecil, Mathew Cecil, Joseph Cecil, Christopher Robertson, Sawyer Cambron and Aiden Miles.

Memorials may go to the Saint Francis of Assisi Cemetery Fund, PO Box 74, Loretto, KY 40037.

Due to covid-19 restrictions, facemasks are required, and seating is every other pew. The funeral and prayer service will be livestreamed onto the Mattingly Funeral Home facebook page.