Joe had a strange sense of humor and so became known as The Joker,alwa ys laughing, often to disguise some tall tale or lie. He lovedto fish a nd hunt and guns were an important part of his life.
He was a member of the VFW, Eagles Club and the Moose Lodge.
Residences & events in his life:
1951 Denver Co. At the time of their marriage he was in the US AirFo rce, stationed at Lowery Air Base. He served as Staff Sergeantwith th e Air Force 307 Bomb Wing as tail gunner.
1952 San Antonio, TX. Brooks Air Base was their address when thefirs t son came.
1954 Atwater, CA, while Joe was serving at Castle Air Base, they hadt heir second son.
621 Edgar, Mattoon, IL was their address for several years in anAmeric an phenomenon, a house originally ordered from the Searscatalog and b uilt on-site. Son, Van, would eventually own this houseand install a b ackyard pool.
For years he was involved in a meat packing house in Charleston, IL,wi th his father. They were subjects of a newspaper article and photowhi le at the Wessex Saddleback Assoc meeting giving a meat cuttingdemonst ration.
Joe and Doris spoiled the entire family while running the packinghouse . They accepted orders for X dollars worth of meat, rather thanfor sp ecific cuts and weights. They always considered the size ofthe family w hen filling the orders, sending different varieties fromorder to order , and occasionally throwing in, for free, extrapackages of meat they n eeded to move. Following the plant's closing,no one knew how much mea t it took to feed their families nor whatcuts to order for daily meals . There was a lot of trial and errorbefore everyone returned to being n ormal customers.
Joe owned Webb and Sons Trucking, hauling rock, dirt and asphalt, anda t one time owned a gas station as well.
RR, Neoga, IL. Buying property in the country, Joe and Doris moved as hort distance east of Neoga.
RR, Lerna, IL, where Joe bought a farm of about 300 acres.
He died of a massive heart attack after battling leukemia for a year.
The funeral was held at the Mitchell Jerdan Funeral Home with RevRober t Clark and Rev Mark Prevo officiating. Pallbearers were sons,Mack an d Matt, grandson Mitchell Webb, nephews, Dale and Harold VanGundy and R oy Swabada. Honorary pallbearers were nephews, DwightFitt and Steven H enderson, and friends, Jim VanScyoc, Leroy Titus andBrad Miller.
Jan Daily served as pianist and accompanied Patsy Croy for severalsolo s.
At the gravesite, Jeff Derrickson on harmonica and Mike Haugh onguitar p layed the hymn "Amazing Grace" and military rites were givenby the VF W, including dueling buglers playing Taps.
