William Webb

Services for William Webb have been scheduled for 11:00 AM, Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Hayhurst Funeral Home Chapel in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. William Turner Webb was born on July 28, 1927, in Bristol, England, to Margaret Edith Webb, a poultry farmer's assistant. His birth mother was a teenager, and gave him up for adoption at birth. He passed away March 20, 2016, at Clarehouse, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, of natural causes. He lived in Dr. Bernardo's Homes in East London, until he went to work on a farm at the age of eight. Before the war was over, he entered the British Royal Navy as a boy telegraphist at age 16, and later officially joined the Navy at age 17 and a half. He was a Petty Officer Radio Mechanic when he was honorably discharged in 1948. While working for Marconi in Chelmsford, England, he worked very hard in his off-hours to earn his Electrical Engineering degree in 1951. He went to work for Birdwell, a division of Seismograph Service Corporation, first as a doodlebugger, then Station Manager, and Logging Manager. He traveled all over the world including the US, Canada, Europe, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and South America. While working in Canada, he met and married Olga Ciz, and they celebrated nearly 60 years of marriage. They raised their three children in Brazil, and across the US before settling down in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1968. He retired from SSC, now part of Raytheon, in Tulsa, at the age of 59 after over 35 years of dedicated service. He was truly a self-made man. He liked Volvos, raised a beautiful garden and backyard, and could fix anything. After he retired, he took over the kitchen, cooking wonderful meals. He had a quiet but quick wit. He had a soft spot for animals. He loved his family most of all, and appreciated his close friends. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Clarehouse or Hometown Hospice. The family would like to thank Hometown Hospice and Clarehouse, and wonderful friends for their support during this time. William is survived by sons, Delbert, Tulsa, OK, Patrick and wife Kathy, Lawrence, KS, and daughter, Alanna, Broken Arrow, OK. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of almost sixty years, Olga Webb.

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William Webb

July 28, 1927 - March 20, 2016