Elma
Davis Webb
Biographical
Sketch
Contributed
by James R.Webb
Elma
Davis Webb was the second of five children born to James Davis “Jim” Webb
and Minta Farnsworth. He was born in
Limestone County
,
Texas
on
July 12, 1893
. Elma was married to Lena Faye McCurdy on
September 21, 1923
. They had two sons: Elma Woodrow (Woodie) born
June 4, 1924
in
Haskell County
,
Texas
and Billy Rex born
September 15, 1925
in
Haskell
County
.
Elma
Webb, his wife
Lena
and their sons, Woodie and Billy Rex were the only members of the Webb family
who lived in Yoakum county. They lived just north of the old
Lovington Road
about one and one-half miles west of Plains (on section 425). Elma Davis Webb
died in May 1953. He was preceded in death by his son Woodrow who died
November 25, 1947
.
Lena
Faye opened the first drug store in
Denver
City
in 1936. It was named City Drug and was located on the northeast corner of what
is now
Main
and Second Streets. The Post Office was located in this building and Dr. Lauf
had his office there also.
The
Webbs then had their home moved to Plains. It was located north of the
Courthouse near the draw. Lena Faye later had the house moved to
Denver
City
. It became the office for the LaVista Lodge at 1007 North Main which she owned
and operated for many years.
After
Elma and
Lena
were married and before they moved to Yoakum county they lived at Haskell where
their two sons were born. They farmed land which adjoined the land that his
brother,
Oran
and his wife Stella, were farming and their house was north from
Oran
and Stella's house about a mile. Both brothers had purchased land from their
father, James Davis “Jim” Webb.
This
is Elma Davis Webb's obituary from the Denver City Press
May 15, 1953 - click on the picture to see it full-sized and use your "back
button" to return.
Copyright
©
1999 James R. Webb
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