Friends of the late William Alvin Webb, 84, of Dover, may call on the family from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at the Bennie Smith Funeral Home, 717 W. Division St., Dover. Funeral services and interment will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 25, at the Christ Episcopal Church, State and Water streets, Dover.
Mr. Webb died Saturday, June 20, 2009, surrounded by his loving family.
Born Nov. 5, 1924, in Yonkers, N.Y., he was the son of the late Agustus Webb and Marguerite Bundick Webb.
Mr. Webb graduated from the Yonkers public school system, then went on to serve his country honorably in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a motorcycle patrolman for the Westchester County Parkway Police and later went on to complete 29 years of service as a letter carrier with the United States Postal Service.
Upon his retirement he moved to Dover, and shortly afterward joined Christ Episcopal Church, where he was active in a number of church and community activities. His love of life was manifested in his community involvement in the Delaware State University Athletic Boosters and the National Association of Letter Carriers.
He was a life long member of the Samuel H. Dow American Legion Post in Yonkers.
Mr. Webb is survived by his devoted wife, Addie Strange Webb, whom he married in 1955; their only child, Patricia Ann Webb-Malcolm; three granddaughters, Sonya Malcolm, Tanya Malcolm and Jacquelyn Boynton; a son-in-law, Walter Malcolm; his grandsons-in-law, Scott Heatherly and Kimeu Boynton; and three great-grandchildren, Zoe, Spencer and Hannah Boynton; a nephew and his wife, Clifford Alvin and Juanita Webb; and other numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are by the Bennie Smith Funeral Home, Dover.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Christ Church Organ Renovation Fund.
Letters of condolence and guestbook may be signed at www.benniesmithfuneralhome.com.
