Bryan A. Webber

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Waters Funeral Chapel, 500 S. Main Street in Vandalia, Missouri 63382.
Officiating will be: Rev. Marvin Jones.
Music provided by: Ruth Calcaterra - pianist; Virginia Carlson - soloist.
Interment will be in the Vandalia Cemetery with military full honors.
Pallbearers: Gregory Webber, Dale Webber, Carl Webber, Bryan Tepner, Calvin Hull, Randall Carlson, Calvin Heaton, Robert Chester, Phil Moessner and Robert Clithero.

Bryan A. Webber passed away at 1:40 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2009 at the Audrain Medical Center in Mexico, Missouri. He was valedictorian of the 1936 class from Stoutsville High School before attending two years at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville, Missouri. Bryan received a teaching degree and taught at Mt. Pleasant country school district for three years before joining the U. S. Army. He served his country in the South Pacific for a year before returning home. Bryan worked for a few years with Moorman Feed Company and then with MFA Oil Company. He then started working for North American Refractories in Farber in 1962 and he retired from there in 1984. Bryan was a member of the Southside Baptist Church in Vandalia, a life member of Vandalia VFW Post 2173, the American Legion and had served on the Vandalia Housing Council. He enjoyed many hobbies, one of his favorites was umpiring Little League ballgames. Bryan also was a wonderful gardener, sharing his fresh vegetables and strawberries with friends and neighbors each summer. Like Will Rogers, Bryan "never met a stranger". He enjoyed visiting with everyone and for several years was a member of the morning coffee group that met at the Vandalia Drug Store. When Delphine became an invalid, he spent more time at home lovingly caring for her until her death in 2003. He will be greatly missed by his many friends and family members.

Born: April 17, 1919 in Lakenan, Missouri the son of Bryan and Hattie Chloe (Crystal) Webber.

Married: V. Delphine Woodson on December 24, 1939 in Paris, Missouri; she preceded him in death on December 23, 2003.

Survivors include: two sons, Ronald and wife, Lynette Webber of Cedar City, Utah and Larry and wife, Jeanette Webber of St. Peters, Missouri; four grandchildren and spouses: Laura and Phillip Moessner of Yorktown, Virginia; Lesley and Ron Tepner of Newark, Delaware; Kelley and Randy Carlson of Greentop, Missouri; Greg and Melissa Webber of O'Fallon, Missouri; eleven great-grandchildren: Megan and Kaitlynn Moessner; Bryan and Brandon Tepner; Jared, Michael, Matthew and Emily Carlson; Haleigh, Courtney and Lindsey Webber; sister-in-law: Mildred Legrand of Moberly, Missouri as well as several cousins, nieces and nephews..

Preceded in death by: parents; wife, Delphine; infant daughter: Mary Elizabeth Webber; brother and sister-in-law: Morris and Luella Webber and an infant sister, Doris Webber.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages memorials be made to the Southside Baptist Church, 805 W. Walsh Blvd., Vandalia, Missouri 63382.