Monroe was a dear cousin and we will all miss him. Condolences to Louise and their family -- Louise will need support from all of us :-) (Louise and I are direct BOSTER cousins - she is also an ADAMS, BOYER, INGRAM, MOORE, NANCE, YORK, ...) There is much more to his life than what an obit can state (as we all know). Monroe went through the Bombardier School in Carlsbad, NM and is listed in the monument there. The stories he told of his times being part of the mine wars in FCI and being a supervisor during very turbulent times were enlightening. He had a very strong opinion on what was right and wrong. He was also very opinionated about race, women, etc... (if you knew him, you know what I mean!) He grew up in a different time :-) Monroe's knowledge of the Northern/Ewing Twp. area was wonderful - he lived through so much there. He was very interested in caring for cemeteries in the area and was the caretaker for Middle Fork Cemetery. He became very much a part of the annual WEBB reunions reignited by Sheila Cadwalader, Webb Cain, and John Hayes in 1992+. Monroe graciously agreed to be part of the WEBB DNA project (FamilyTreeDNA) and this has helped us determine Eli/Lazarus WEBB line is closely aligned with Giles WEBB (1620-1692). (http://www.webbdnaproject.org/resources/Giles%20webb%201620%20England%20lin eage%20webpage.htm Monroe is #119729 ) A more complete pedigree: Monroe s/o Rex Elias WEBB and Della Imogene JONES Rex s/o Samuel Cooley WEBB and Mary Dorothy TERHUNE Sam s/o Elias Eli WEBB and Nancy Jane BRITTON Elias s/o Eli WEBB and Margaret SANDUSKY Eli s/o Lazarus WEBB and Leanna(h) WEBB Lazarus s/o Thomas WEBB and Elizabeth ? (much contention here as to ancestry...) Leanna(h) d/o John WEBB and Leanna(h) BASYE ... Margaret d/o Andrew SODOWSKI and Catherine "Caty" CREEK Andrew s/o Samuel SADOWSKI and Elizabeth ? ... Caty d/o Killion CREEK and Margaret WEITZEL (latest info I have) ... Nancy d/o Joshua BRITTON and Frances "Frankey" PAYNE Joshua s/o William?? BRITTON and ?? Frankey d/o Jesse G PAYNE and Frances "Frankey" FRENCH Mary d/o Garrett TERHUNE and Susan L VERMILLION Garrett s/o Ruliff TERHUNE and Mary "Polly" VERMILLION/VERMILLIAN Susan d/o ? and ? Della d/o John William JONES II and Sarah Ellen PETTYPOOL John s/o John William JONES and Mahala PICKETT John s/o William JONES and Crissy GIBSON Mahala d/o James Henry PICKETT and Mary "Polly" HASSELL ... Sarah d/o Braxton PETTYPOOL and Cecelia M McGHEE Braxton s/o Thomas C PETTYPOOL and Mary NIXON -SRJ > -----Original Message----- > From: ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilfrankl- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of BLS > Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 7:40 PM > To: iljeffer@rootsweb.com; ilfrankl@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILFRANKL] WEBB OBIT > > Monroe Jones Webb, 88, of Ewing, IL, died at 4:00 a.m. Thursday, June 2, > 2011 at Kindred Hospital, St. Louis, MO. > Mr. Webb was born on September 27, 1922 in Franklin County, IL the son > of Rex Elias Webb and Della Imogene (Jones) Webb. His wife Dorothy Louise > Fields survives him. They were married November 27, 1947. > ...