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ADRIAN, MI – Jimmy Lee ”Jim” Webb, age 88, of Adrian, Michigan passed away, August 2, 2020, at home with his family.
He was born Aug. 30, 1931, in Hamilton, Alabama, the son of Reuben and Beulah Rye Webb. On April 4, 1952, he married Alice McGrew Webb, she survives.
Jimmy Lee served his country in the U.S. Army as a Military Police Officer in Korea, from 1951 to 1953. He retired from American Chain and Cable (ACCO) in 1986 after over 30 years of service.
Jimmy Lee was a life member of the Adrian American Legion and the Adrian VFW Post 1584. He enjoyed spending time with his family. Jimmy and his family were very proud of his Military Police service in Korea. He lived a life of service in the respect of being humble and gave grace to every person he encountered.
In addition to his wife, Alice McGrew Webb, he is survived by his daughter, Vicki Webb; 7 grandchildren, Tracy, Heather, Eric, Justin, Andrew, Billy and Kelly; 12 great-grandchildren; his siblings, Billy Ray Webb, Clois Webb and Lula Faye Webb Wade, daughter-in-law, Betty Webb and numerous nieces and nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Reuben & Beulah Webb, 1 son, Jimmy C. ”Jim” Webb; 3 brothers, Carlos Webb, Wallace Webb and Raymond Webb; and 1 sister, Beulah Grey Webb Cardwell.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, at the J. Gilbert Purse Funeral Home, 2959 N. Adrian Highway, Adrian. Burial will follow in Lenawee Hills Memorial Park with Military Honors performed by the Adrian VFW Post 1584 Honor Guard. Visitation will be on Thursday, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the J. Gilbert Purse Funeral Home, Adrian.*
*Author’s Note: Jimmy Lee Webb was my dear cousin and he will be missed. A few years older than I, he was a kind, soft-spoken man and I knew him well because our family was a close family. Born in the South, in Hamilton, Alabama to my dear Aunt Beulah Rye, my mother’s cousin, (who, by the way, was a daughter to the famous Jimmy Rye of Rye Pottery fame) and Uncle Rube Webb, my daddy’s brother, he moved ”up north” many years ago but he never completely lost his ”soft southern drawl!” Rest in peace my dear cousin, I will always love you and miss you. Judy Webb Mays
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