Ben Webb

Ben Webb, 83, of New Marion passed away Friday, October 6, 2006 at the Hospitality Hall in Batesville. He was born at Tanksley in Clay County, Kentucky on September 12, 1923 the son of Billy and Sarina Hensley Webb. Survivors include one daughter, Trudy Thomas and her husband Mike of New Marion; one step-son Ronald Spurlock and his wife Tammy of Greensburg; three step-daughters Carolyn Smith of Cincinnati, Marilyn Clayton of Osgood, and Verna Mosier and her husband Abe of North Vernon; 9 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his loving partner Margaret Spurlock, his parents, his brothers Harm Webb and Jonah Webb, and his sisters Sylvania Cole and Zelda Cole. Mr. Webb was an Army veteran of WWII. He served as an ammunition bearer in the Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns. He was a retired farmer and an avid coon hunter. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 9 at 11am at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Dale Day of the Versailles Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in the Grandview Memorial Garden near Madison. Visitation will be Sunday from 6pm to 8pm. Memorials may be given to the Ripley County Humane Society in care of the funeral home.