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James Webb

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[February 09, 2015]  ATLANTA - James Webb, 86, of Normal formerly of Atlanta passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at 5:01 p.m. at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.

Visitation: From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, February 6, 2015 at Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta and also one hour prior to the services at the church on Saturday.

Service: Saturday, February 7, at 11:00 a.m. at Eminence Christian Church, 1605 2500th Street, rural Atlanta.

Funeral home: Quiram Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta

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Mr. James E. Webb, 86, of Normal, formerly of Atlanta, died at 5:05 p.m. on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.

Funeral services for Mr. Webb will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at Eminence Christian Church, 1605 2500th Street, rural Atlanta. Dr. LC Sutton and Pastor Brent Salm will officiate. Burial will be in Roaches Chapel Cemetery in rural McLean.

Military rites will be accorded by the Atlanta American Legion Post #341.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 6, 2015 at Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta and for one hour at the church prior to the service on Saturday.

James Eugene Webb was born July 7, 1928, the son of George and Nellie Moran Webb in Tennessee, Ill. He married Lillian May Wetzel on October 31, 1948 in Colchester.

Mr. Webb is survived by his wife, Lillian; their children: Susan (John) Swearingen of Atlanta, Patty Heck of Stanford, and David Webb of Hot Sulphur Springs, CO.; niece: Rose (Dave) Collins of Bloomington, who was raised by Jim and Lillian for many years; four grandchildren: Jeff (Michelle) Heck, Jennifer (Andy) Jacobs, Jackie Heck and James Douglas "J.D." Webb; five great-grandchildren: Gavin, Morgan and Jackson Heck, and Kaleb and Kaitlin Jacobs; one sister: Donna (Jack) Dorethy of Lakeview, Ark; one sister-in-law: Mary "Kim" Webb of Lincoln; and many nieces and nephews.

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He was preceded in death by three brothers: Thomas Ellsworth Webb, Albert Webb, and Joe Webb; and three sisters: Evelyn Hatch, Margaret Atchison, and Pauline Leighty.

 

Jim served in the Army and Illinois National Guard and achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant. He was stationed in Germany during the Korean War.

Recently Jim was a member of College Park Christian Church in Normal and had previously been a member of Eminence Christian Church. He was a former member, Deacon, Elder and Sunday School Superintendent at Atlanta Christian Church. He had retired from Lawndale Grain, Inc. after 28 1/2 years and had farmed with his father in Tennessee, Ill. In addition, Jim had worked many part time jobs over the years, lastly working for Crop Production Service.

Jim enjoyed RVing and camping with his family. He always looked forward to the annual Labor Day Weekend Webb Family Camping Reunion.

Memorials may be made to College Park Christian Church in Normal or the Eminence Christian Church Building Fund.

Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home of Atlanta.

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