Melvin "Ted" Webb

There are discrepancies regarding the full name of Melvin "Ted" Webb. Theodore Melvin (or Melvin Theodore) Webb, Sr. was possibly his name. However, it is also claimed Melvin was actually his first name and "Ted" was only a nickname.

Obituary:

Melvin Webb, 53, died suddenly February 23 1959, in Wabash, Indiana where he had resided for the past four years. A former resident of Van Lear (Johnson Co KY) he was familiarly known as "Ted", he was a son of the late Alec and Manda Butcher Webb.

Surviving are his wife, Clara Ramey Webb, four sons, Melvin Jr., Herman, Willie and Donald, all of Wabash, four daughters, Mrs. Loretta Lynn, Washington, D.C.; Peggie Sue, Betty Ruth, and Brenda Gale, all of Wabash; also four brothers, Arbie Webb and Carman Webb of Van Lear; John W. Webb, Wabash, Ind.; and Simon Webb, Bucyrus, Ohio; and two sisters, Mrs. Ashley Butcher of Van Lear and Mrs. Daniel Miller, Bucyrus, Ohio.

Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. February 26 by Rev. Grover Fannin. Burial was in the family cemetery at Van Lear.

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