My condolences to you for your loss. It is a privilege to know of another Webb who so faithfully served his country. God be with you and your family in this time of sorrow. -----Original Message----- From: Rose E Webb <rose.webb@gte.net> To: WEBB-L@rootsweb.com <WEBB-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, September 01, 2001 1:46 PM Subject: [WEBB] William H. Webb, Jr. Obituary >It is with regret, but with great honor I post my father's Obituary. > >Mike Webb (Florida) > > > WILLIAM H. WEBB, JR. > > Age 80, of Lake Worth, FL passed away peacefully on >August 30, 2001, at the Jay Robert Lauer Hospice Unit >in the JFK Medical Center. “Junior” was the first born >of the late Mary Frances (Ramey) and William Homer >Webb, Sr., in Kayford, WV. > Exemplifing the virtues of the “greatest generation” he >enlisted in U.S.M.C. in February, 1942, serving in the First >Marine Division during WW II and participating in the assault >landing, capture and defense of Guadalcanal until wounded in >October, 1942. Upon recovery, he returned to the service to >his country in 1943 and participated in the occupation of >Finschafen, New Guinea and in the offensive and defensive >operations at Cape Gloucester and Talasea, New Britain Island. > As a resident of the Lake Worth area and a member of >Carpenters Local Union # 130 for over 50 years, he >was involved in the construction, supervision, and inspection >of numerous local construction projects before becoming the >Building Official of the Village of Royal Palm Beach. > He was preceded in death by his brothers, Jackie Maurice >(Lake Worth), Edwin Leon (Medina, Ohio), Bryson Lee >(Homestead, FL), and James Melvin (Lorain, Ohio) Webb. > Left to cherish his memory, “Bill’ is survived by a loving family >including his devoted wife of 55 years, Rose; his children, >Mary Rausch of Lake Clarke Shores, Michael Webb of Lake >Worth, and Nancy Grunewald (Paul) of Orange Park, FL; >grandchildren, Dr. William Rausch, Dr. Sandra Rausch >(J.W. Kenton), Stacey, Chris, Jason, Michael, Sharon, and Nicole; >and great-grandson, Brandon. He is also survived by his brothers; >Robert Milton (Shirley, Sarasota, FL) and Harold Dan (Mary, Milton, >WV); sisters, Betty Jo Longacre (Calvin, Ft. Lauderdale) and Wilma >Gay Hill (No. Royalton, Ohio); sisters-in-law, Sara Webb (Medina, >Ohio) and Lynn Williams (Longwood, FL); and numerous nieces, >nephews, cousins, and friends. > Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 4, 2001 at >10:00 a.m. at E. Earl Smith & Son Funeral Home and Cremation >Chapel, 1032 No. Dixie Highway, Lake Worth, FL. Interment will >follow at Pinecrest Cemetery in Lake Worth. The family will >receive friends on Monday, September 3rd from 2 until 4 and from >6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. > > > > > > >==== WEBB Mailing List ==== >To change list modes or leave http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/webb.html >Use < http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/w/e/WEBB/ > >To connect to your list website and post your web links and family pages >TO contact list owner <WEBB-admin@rootsweb.com >or post a complaint >To read Webb lines http://www.angelfire.com/or/matney/WebbPlace.html > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp