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                           OA Online Obituaries.
                                      
                                May 27, 2001
                                      
                          Permian Basin Obituaries
                                      
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   Melvin Fred Webb
   
   ODESSA Melvin Fred Webb, 87, of Odessa passed away Thursday, May 24,
   2001, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born Oct. 31, 1913, in
   Wilson, Okla. He married Wilma McGuinnis Savage on May 20, 1994, in
   Odessa.
   
   Mr. Webb moved to Odessa in 1927 from Wilson, Okla. He was a U.S. Navy
   veteran of World War II. He graduated from Odessa High School in 1929
   and had been a member of the First United Methodist Church since 1927.
   He had worked for the U.S. Postal Service for over 30 years and
   retired as Assistant Postmaster of Odessa. He had been a member of the
   Kiwanis Club, National Association of Retired Federal Employees,
   charter member of the Sheriffs Association, Perky Peers of the First
   United Methodist Church and the Prairie Dance Club. He was an avid
   bowler for many years and formed the first left-handed bowling team
   sponsored by D&L Sports Centers.
   
   Survivors are his wife, Wilma Webb of Odessa; sons, Sonny Webb and
   wife Judy of Odessa, Harley Mayberry and wife Peggy of Fort Worth;
   daughters, Barbara Perez and husband Jesus, Nita Lee Pressly and
   husband Ron and Arella Snapp, all of Odessa, Jean Reeves and husband
   Hugh of Houston; sisters Oleta Oaks of Bastrop and Naomi Troop of Fort
   Worth; 16 grandchildren; and a number of great-grandchildren.
   
   Service will be held 10 a.m. Monday, May 28, 2001, in the First United
   Methodist Church with the Rev. Bill Heggemeier officiating. Interment
   will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of
   Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
   
   Active pallbearers will be Fred Webb, Jimmy Looney, Shawn Casey, Todd
   Reeves, Gary Peek, Jeff Pickens and Ron Pressly. Honorary pallbearers
   will be Jesus Perez and Hugh Reeves.
   
             Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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