IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Marie C.

Marie C. Webb Profile Photo

Webb

Jul 15, 1911 — Feb 4, 2009

Obituary

Age 97, Lawton - Funeral Mass will be at 9:30 AM Tuesday at Holy Family Catholic Church, with the Reverend Kirk Larkin, Pastor, officiating. Mrs. Webb died Wednesday, February 4, 2009 in her Lawton residence. Burial will be at 3:30 PM Tuesday in the Calvary Cemetery, Tulsa, under the direction of Becker Funeral Home. A wake service will be held at 6: 00 PM Monday at the funeral home chapel. A devoted wife and mother, she was born on July 15, 1911 in Emmetsburg, IA to Ellen E. McNally and Harry D. Clark. Her parents were associated with circuses and she spent her preschool years in Cuba where they performed. After graduating from Independence High School, Independence, KS, in 1929 and secretarial school, she worked for Gulf Oil Corporation in Tulsa, OK. She married George Clifton "Cliff" Webb February 14, 1931 in Tulsa where they resided until moving to Lawton in 1951. She assisted her husband in his life insurance business for many years. They were very active in the formation of the Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra and she was recognized as a life member of the Lawton Philharmonic Society for her role as an original founder, organizer, supporter and longtime treasurer of the Philharmonic Women's Association. She was a member of the Southwest Oklahoma Opera Guild, Sons of Italy and the Four Seasons Dance Club. Mrs. Webb was a devout life long Catholic and a charter parishioner of St Barbara's and Holy Family Catholic Churches, Lawton. She is survived by a brother, Kenneth R. Clark, Studio City, CA; grandchildren Elizabeth M. Sowder, Eric L. and Robin Sowder and Aaron D. Sowder and son-in-law Larry D. Sowder, all of Cromwell, OK; seven nephews and seven nieces; extended family and caregivers, Donald and Terrie Kraft and their children and spouses Mark, Donny and Veronica, Stephanie and Dan, Lawton; and special friend Patty Dawes. She was preceded in death by daughters, Jill M. Sowder and Janet M. Webb, her parents, a brother and sister-in-law Merrill and Maxine Clark, a sister and brother-in-law Helene and Leonard Siebrand, and a sister Wilma Jean Elsey. Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to the Holy Family Building Fund, 1010 NW 82nd Street, Lawton, OK 73506.

Guestbook

Visits: 0

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors