Larry Joe Webb, 73, of Springfield, MO, passed away Sunday morning, May 17, 2020 peacefully, listening to Classic Country music with his daughters by his side. Larry was born in Lebanon, MO, March 13, 1946, to Myrtle Irene (Gywn) and W. Christopher Webb. He worked for 28 years at Zenith as a forklift repairman and a boiler room operator, eventually retiring from the preventive maintenance department at Springfield Public Schools after 14 years of service. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
Larry passed one year and one day after his beloved Mary who went before him. In addition, he was preceded in death by his parents, 4 brothers and his sister, Charlotte and her husband Gene, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Charles and JoAnn Hoff. He is survived by his daughters Robyn Michelle (Webb) Handley and her husband Kenneth, Jennifer Dawn Webb, and his two grandchildren Kenson Joe and Catelyn Michelle Handley, sister-in-law and her husband, a sister and brother.
Larry lost his mother at the age of 14 and was moved to Berthoud, CO. When he became of age to enlist, he returned to MO and joined the US Army. While overseas, serving in Vietnam, he began writing letters to a beautiful nursing student in Springfield whom he’d never met, Mary Hoff. They exchanged letters throughout his tour and upon returning to the states, he took a chance to meet her and they fell in love at first sight. They were married, August 12, 1967. He was a cowboy at heart and loved raising and riding horses.
Larry also loved bass fishing.
A graveside service with military honors at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, in Seneca, MO.
Larry passed one year and one day after his beloved Mary who went before him. In addition, he was preceded in death by his parents, 4 brothers and his sister, Charlotte and her husband Gene, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Charles and JoAnn Hoff. He is survived by his daughters Robyn Michelle (Webb) Handley and her husband Kenneth, Jennifer Dawn Webb, and his two grandchildren Kenson Joe and Catelyn Michelle Handley, sister-in-law and her husband, a sister and brother.
Larry lost his mother at the age of 14 and was moved to Berthoud, CO. When he became of age to enlist, he returned to MO and joined the US Army. While overseas, serving in Vietnam, he began writing letters to a beautiful nursing student in Springfield whom he’d never met, Mary Hoff. They exchanged letters throughout his tour and upon returning to the states, he took a chance to meet her and they fell in love at first sight. They were married, August 12, 1967. He was a cowboy at heart and loved raising and riding horses.
Larry also loved bass fishing.
A graveside service with military honors at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, in Seneca, MO.
Larry Joe Webb, 73, of Springfield, MO, passed away Sunday morning, May 17, 2020 peacefully, listening to Classic Country music with his daughters by his side. Larry was born in Lebanon, MO, March 13, 1946, to Myrtle Irene (Gywn) and W. Christopher Webb. He worked for 28 years at Zenith as a forklift repairman and a boiler room operator, eventually retiring from the preventive maintenance department at Springfield Public Schools after 14 years of service. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
Larry passed one year and one day after his beloved Mary who went before him. In addition, he was preceded in death by his parents, 4 brothers and his sister, Charlotte and her husband Gene, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Charles and JoAnn Hoff. He is survived by his daughters Robyn Michelle (Webb) Handley and her husband Kenneth, Jennifer Dawn Webb, and his two grandchildren Kenson Joe and Catelyn Michelle Handley, sister-in-law and her husband, a sister and brother.
Larry lost his mother at the age of 14 and was moved to Berthoud, CO. When he became of age to enlist, he returned to MO and joined the US Army. While overseas, serving in Vietnam, he began writing letters to a beautiful nursing student in Springfield whom he’d never met, Mary Hoff. They exchanged letters throughout his tour and upon returning to the states, he took a chance to meet her and they fell in love at first sight. They were married, August 12, 1967. He was a cowboy at heart and loved raising and riding horses.
Larry also loved bass fishing.
A graveside service with military honors at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, in Seneca, MO.
Larry passed one year and one day after his beloved Mary who went before him. In addition, he was preceded in death by his parents, 4 brothers and his sister, Charlotte and her husband Gene, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Charles and JoAnn Hoff. He is survived by his daughters Robyn Michelle (Webb) Handley and her husband Kenneth, Jennifer Dawn Webb, and his two grandchildren Kenson Joe and Catelyn Michelle Handley, sister-in-law and her husband, a sister and brother.
Larry lost his mother at the age of 14 and was moved to Berthoud, CO. When he became of age to enlist, he returned to MO and joined the US Army. While overseas, serving in Vietnam, he began writing letters to a beautiful nursing student in Springfield whom he’d never met, Mary Hoff. They exchanged letters throughout his tour and upon returning to the states, he took a chance to meet her and they fell in love at first sight. They were married, August 12, 1967. He was a cowboy at heart and loved raising and riding horses.
Larry also loved bass fishing.
A graveside service with military honors at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, in Seneca, MO.
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