James H. Webber, Sr

Columbiana - January 11, 2009 - James H. Webber, Sr., 65, of 487 Old Fourteen, died Sunday morning at his home.

Mr. Webber was born July 14, 1943 in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of Nelson Leroy and Alice D. Titus Webber and had lived in this area most of his life. He was employed as an electrical engineer for Taylor-Winfield Company of Brookfield the past 10 years.

He was an active member of the First Christian Church of Columbiana where he had served as elder, deacon, and was currently teaching the Willing Workers Sunday School class. He had recently returned from a missionary trip in Africa. He was an avid Ohio State fan and loved to go fishing with his grandchildren.

Besides his mother, Alice Webber of Salem, he is survived by his wife, the former Marlene K. Huff, whom he married February 10, 1968; a daughter, Wendy K. (Ed) Fletcher of Odessa, TX; two sons, James H. (Anita) Webber, Jr. of Columbiana and Barry Webber of Baltimore, MD; and nine grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the First Christian Church with Mr. John Reed, Minister and Mr. Clarence Mansfield, Minister officiating. Burial will follow in Crest Haven Memorial Gardens, Rogers.

Friends may at the Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home, Columbiana, from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday and at the church one hour prior to the services on Thursday. Material tributes may take the form of a donation to the First Christian Church Mission Fund.