Submitted by: Dan Rich

Donald T. Webb

Dec. 23, 1932 - Dec. 4, 2001

South Bend Tribune 12/7/2001

Donald T. Webb, 68, passed away at 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center, South Bend, Ind. Don was born on Dec. 23, 1932, in Mexico, Maine, to the late William G. and Ismay (Hatt) Webb.

On April 13, 1960, Don married Grace (Rikki) Barnes. She preceded him in death on Nov. 17, 1996.

Don is survived by four sons, Donald Batchelor of Atlanta, Ga., Daniel Batchelor of Lansing, Mich., and Troy and Tracy Webb of South Bend; a stepdaughter, Rhonda Neidigh of Philadelphia, Pa.; a stepson, Edward Reed of Philadelphia; eight grandchildren; three sisters, Arlene Carr of Yucca, Calif., Frances Bridgeman of Hopkins, Mich., and Lila Carter of Paola, Kan.; and by two brothers, Philip Webb of Muskegon, Mich., and William Webb of South Haven, Mich. Don was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the U.S. Marines from 1953 to 1956. He retired from the Bendix Corporation after 33 years of service in 1984. He was a member of the U.A.W. Local 9, and was a 1950 graduate of Watervliet (Mich.) High School.

Services will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, in the Thallemer- Goethals Funeral Home, Mishawaka, where friends may visit with Don's family from noon until the service. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson's Foundation.