Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Clinton H. Webb

Aug. 21, 1921 - April 18, 2001

 

South Bend Tribune 4/20/2001

Clinton H. "Spider" Webb, 79, of Buckeye Road, Mishawaka, Ind., passed away following an illness at 11:25 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, in Saint Joseph Community Hospital, Mishawaka. He was born Aug. 21, 1921, in Mount Vernon, Ill., to Harold and Louise Webb, who preceded him in death.

 

On Dec. 10, 1977, he married the former Robbie Newland in Mishawaka. She survives. He is also survived by his children, Bill (Phyllis) Holt of Waterloo, Ala., Donna (John) Joyal of Mishawaka, Shelly (Ralph) Hoyt of Mishawaka and Russell Newland of Bunker Hill, Ind.; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Evelyn (Robert) Hitson of South Bend, Ind.; a brother, Byron Tennison of Fort Myers, Fla.; his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Ed and Doris Bertrand of Mishawaka; and by a sister-in-law, Barbara Holcombe, also of Mishawaka.

 

Mr. Webb was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II. He was a truck driver for Central Transport, retiring in 1989 after 20 years of service. He was also a life member of VFW Post 360.

 

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 North Main Street, Mishawaka, where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today. officiating the services will be Rev. Adolph Lacy. Burial will take place at Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or to the American Heart Association.