Doyle Webb (89) of Jewett

Doyle Lee Webb, age 89, of Jewett, Illinois, passed away at 6:25 PM Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Cumberland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Greenup, Illinois.

Private family services will be held, with burial in the Myers Cemetery in rural Gila, Illinois. In loving memory of Doyle, memorials may be made to the Fear Nothing, P.O. Box 453, Effingham, IL 62401 (www.fearnothing.life) and/or LeAnn’s Legacy, 6480 E. 2200th Avenue, Jewett, IL 62436. Both of these entities provide much needed help to cancer patients. Funeral arrangements are under the care of the Meyer Funeral Home – Bishop Chapel in Greenup, Illinois. The obituary can be viewed and condolences left by clicking here. 

Doyle was born on September 8, 1931, in Jasper County, Illinois, the son of Ernest and Vernice (Reisner) Webb. He married Carolyn Maxine Sowers on April 24, 1954, and she preceded him in death on February 24, 1992. Doyle graduated from Newton Community High School in 1949. He attended the University of Illinois and graduated in 1953, with a degree in accounting. After college, Doyle served in the United States Army from 1953, till his honorable discharge in 1955. He then worked for Packaging Corporation of America as an Accountant in Quincy and Arlington Heights, Illinois. After returning to Jasper County, he worked for Neal Tire Distributors, Bud Mitchell Chevrolet, founded and operated Webb’s Tax Service and also farmed.

Doyle was preceded in death by his parents and his wife.

He is survived by his children, Lurelle (Greg) Beals, Barbara (Martin) Hipple, Charlotte (Richard) Sarao, Daniel (Sonya) Webb and Thomas (Sandy) Webb. He is also survived by 9 grandchildren, Elizabeth (David) Samm, Eric (Brenda) Beals, Adam (Jessica) Beals, Kenneth Webb, Matthew (Veronica) Webb, Samantha (Ted) Rogers, April Webb, Garrett Webb and Carlie Webb. Doyle is survived by 5 great-grandchildren and also by his sister, Betty Wellbaum.

Doyle was an avid outdoorsman and collector, his interests were eclectic and once his interest was peaked, he became an expert in the subject. As his children, we remember he loved to hunt squirrels and he only used a .22, showing his marksmanship. He enjoyed nothing better than shooting a bullseye or a tight group at the rifle range.