Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Webb, Joseph Allen July 21, 1992
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Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Thursday, July 23, 1992 
JOSEPH A. WEBB, RETIRED PHARMACIST

Joseph Allen ``Doc'' Webb, formerly of the 800 block of E. Indian River Road,
retired owner of Webb's Pharmacy in Berkley and a long-time volunteer in the
Berkley community, died July 21, 1992, in a Washington hospital. He was 81.

Webb's Pharmacy was a landmark in Berkley for generations. In addition to
selling medicines, school supplies and magazines, Webb's had a soda fountain, an
after-school favorite with Berkley teens.

In a 1988 interview with The Virginian-Pilot, Webb said his greatest joy was in
helping youngsters by hiring them. He estimated he had hired more than 60 over
the years. As a teenager, he had himself been hired as a pharmacy clerk, which
led to his career.

When he opened the pharmacy in 1947 at 1108 E. Liberty St., his was among six
pharmacies in a thriving business district. He was relocated to 725-A E. Liberty
in the 1970s by the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority. His was the
last drug store in the community to close. He retired in November, after
suffering a stroke.

He was a Mason, a member and past treasurer of First Trinity A.M.E. Church and a
member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. He was a former district chairman with Boy
Scouts of America and was a volunteer with Southside Boys Club.

He was the widower of Lucy C. Webb.

Survivors include two daughters, Josephine W. Linyear of Chesapeake and Laura W.
Smith of Temple Hills, Md.; a son, Walter C. Webb Sr. of Upper Marlboro, Md.;
and six grand-children.

The funeral will be conducted at noon Saturday in Mount Zion Baptist Church by
the Rev. Linwood Daughtry. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery . Friends may join
the family from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in Pretlow & Sons Funeral Home, Chesapeake,
and other times at 811 E. Indian River Road. The body will be placed in church
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. 

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