Raymond Webber

Raymond Louis "Junior" Webber, Jr., son of the late Raymond Louis, Sr. and Emma Elizabeth Boyer Webber, was born in Dexter, Mo., on July 3, 1928,

and died on May 6, 2014, at the SoutheastHEALTH Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., at the age of 85.

He had lived in Dexter most of his life with the exception of nine years spent in Albuquerque, N. M. He was a longtime faithful member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Dexter. He and his father had the Webber Nash-Rambler dealership in Dexter for many years; he then owned and operated Webber Motors until his retirement. He had been a member of the Dexter Rotary Club for almost 50 years where he served as president, was honored as Rotarian of the Year, a Paul Harris Fellow, and was instrumental in starting the "Toys for Tots" program in Dexter. He had been named Dexter's Man of the Year in 1988. He served on the Dexter Fire Department for almost 30 years and enjoyed fishing.

On Aug. 4, 1970, he was married to Ernestine Monahan Ferguson in Dexter.

Surviving are his wife, Ernestine Webber of Dexter; two sons and spouse, Raymond and Sherrie Webber, III of Dexter, Jerry Probst of Mt. Grove, Mo.; five daughters and spouses, Cathy and Gene Kirby of Dexter, Mary and Bobby Armour of Poplar Bluff, Theresa Brown of Bernie, Sherry Foster of Matthews and Tammy and Terry Crowley of Dexter; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Rosalie Turner of Freeport, Ill., and Llewlyn Burch of Joliet, Ill. Other relatives and friends also survive.

He was preceded in death by two sons, James and Jeff Webber.

Visitation will be held Friday, May 9, 2014, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. A Rosary Service will be held at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mass will be conducted on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Dexter with Father David Dohogne of Dexter, officiating.

Interment with be in the Hagy Cemetery in Dexter with Watkins and Sons Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

The family requests that memorials may be made to 18 Fore Life, 705 Laurie Circle, Dexter, Mo 63841 or Stoddard County Children's Home, P.O. Box 164, Dexter, Mo 63841.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com.