LOREN WEBB

LAMAR-Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at Daniel Funeral Home for Loren J. Webb, 95, Lamar, who died at his home on Sunday, June 12, 2016, surrounded by family. Burial will be in Morehead Cemetery.

Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 1 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Lamar United Methodist Church Memorial Fund or Gideons International, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences and memories may be shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.

Survivors include a son, Charles Webb and wife Stacy and a daughter, Luella Godfrey and husband Gordie, all of Lamar; seven grandchildren, Matt Webb, Ryan Collier, Jeff Godfrey and wife Ashley, Ryan Godfrey and wife Leah, Ashley Thieman and husband Matt, Gretchen Engelage and Isaac Engelage; five great-grandchildren, Quintin Webb, Toby, Edie and Sammy Godfrey and baby Bess on the way; a former daughter-in-law, Tina Webb and a dear friend, Shortly Godfrey.

He was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Steve Collier; a granddaughter-in-law, Susan Boss Webb; two brothers, Billy Joe and Charles Albert Webb and Bob Potter, who he considered his brother.

Mr. Webb was born May 5, 1921, at the family home in Barton County, the second of three sons of Ralph and Wanda (Stoltz) Webb. After graduating from Lamar High School in 1939, he joined the Missouri National Guard, serving in Texas, California and the Aleutian Islands during World War II. Completing his military duty and returning home in 1945, he worked for the City of Lamar, co-owned the Sinclair Station, worked for Horton Engineering, Lawn Boy and O'Sullivan Industries.

In 1963, while employed at Lawn Boy, he tapped into his electrical experience and entrepreneurial spirit, starting Webb Electric with little more than a 1950 Chevy truck and his great work ethic. From its beginning days in his home shop to the Lamar square in the early 1980's, Webb Electric has served Barton County and beyond with integrity, honesty and an emphasis on customer service for more than 50 years. He was an active member of Lamar United Methodist Church.

He married Shirley Ryan on Nov. 24, 1946, at Lamar. She died Jan. 9, 1990.