Anjalesa Jannette Amos Lampert, 31, of Springfield passed away February 18 in Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis from Acute Leukemia. Anjalesa was an amazing light in this world, sharing love and joy with many. Born in Joplin Missouri, Anjalesa graduated from Troy High School and attended Misssouri Southern State University. She was employed by Wyndham Vacation Properties in Customer Service. The great pleasure of knowing Anjalesa was in the way she embraced everything with great passion. She grew up loving the outdoors and living on the river. She loved helping her parents with their bee farm. She sewed beautifully and designed many of the costumes she wore with flare at Renaissance Fairs and Sci-Fi Conventions like VisionCon and WhiteHart. On May 28, 2012, Anjalesa wed the love of her life, Ray, a local attorney, and together they made an amazing couple. Although their life together was much too short, the love they shared will long endure. Anjalesa was preceded in death by her grandparents, Elvin and Neva Staggs of Webb City, Mo. and her grandmother, Rhonda Amos of Little Rock, Ark. She is survived by her husband, Raymond Lampert , her parents, Jann and Resa Amos of Webb City, her grandparents, Jack and Delores Amos of Joplin, and her in-laws, Ben and Lori Lampert of Springfield. She is also survived by a large extended family and many friends who will grieve for her. A Celebration of Life Service will be Saturday February 23 at 11:00 am at Schweitzer United Methodist Church 2747 E. Sunshine in Springfield. Visitation will be at the church at 10:00 am prior to the service. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Webb City at 3:00 pm. Donations in Anjalesa's memory are suggested to the American Cancer Society, the Humane Society of SW Missouri or the Joplin Humane Society. The family would like to extend their appreciation to the 3E ICU Staff at Mercy Hospital, Springfield and the nurses at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis who cared for Anjalesa. The service is under the direction of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.
