Rev. Elmer McKennith Webb, Jr.

Reverend Elmer McKennith Webb, Jr, 94, of Ballard, formerly of Brenton, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 31, 2021.

Elmer was born March 6, 1927, to the late Elmer and Mattie Webb.

He was an ordained minister and loved singing, playing music and writing songs for the Lord. He loved life and loved it to the fullest. He loved his family and was full of laughter and stories of his life. Elmer served in World War II with the US Army and stationed in Germany. He was a member of the United Mine Workers Association where he retired after many years working as a fire boss. Elmer was a member of the VFW and American Legion.

The family was privileged to have copies of the book “From the Shovel to the Sheer” where he wrote about his many mining experiences. He later retired as a Federal Mine Inspector. He attended Brenton Baptist Church for many years until the past two and a half years when he moved to his daughter and son-in-law’s in Ballard where he attended Ballard First Missionary Baptist Church.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Anna Joye Spence Webb; son, Kevin A. Webb; brothers, Robert Webb and Dennis Webb; sisters, Ethel Heath, Arbutus Hall Steel, and Leona Haggard.

Those left to celebrate his life are his special friend, Magdoline Scalf; his daughter, Marsha Riffe and husband Dwayne; his son, Michael Webb and wife Gail; his sister, Toni Carr; brothers, Richard Webb and wife Pat, Forest “Uncle Frog” Webb and wife Joanna. His grandchildren, Brad Justice and wife Stacey, Missy Tiller and husband Rusty, Joseph Webb and wife Heather, Kenneth Webb, Heather Williams and husband Chris, Joseph Riffe and wife Kristen, Leanna Adams and husband Jeffery, Alyssa Webb and companion Jimmy Cline, Alex Webb and wife Destiny; forty great-grandchildren; ten great-great-grandchildren; and a host of family and friends.

He will be carried to his final resting place at Matheny Mausoleum by Brad Justice, Joseph Riffe, Rusty Tiller, Chris Williams, Jeffery Adams, and Kenneth Webb.

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