William H. Webb

WEBB, William H., DDS, 71, of Manakin-Sabot, died at home from a brain tumor on January 17, 2009, surrounded by his family. Bill was born in 1937 to William Howard Webb Sr. and Virginia Taylor Webb. After obtaining a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida in 1960, he worked briefly as a chemical engineer at DuPont before serving as a lieutenant in the Army for two years. He then returned to Richmond and graduated from the VCU School of Dentistry in 1968. His professional career was devoted to his private practice in Bon Air and serving as an Adjunct Faculty member at VCU for over 20 years, teaching restorative dentistry. Bill was a member of the Richmond Dental Study Club for 25 years. After 30 years of general dentistry practice, he retired in 2000. Bill was an avid world traveler, visiting over 15 countries in the last three years of his life alone. He also was a skilled gardener who loved harvesting his produce and sharing it with friends and neighbors. He was an accomplished oil painter, skier, sailor, amateur historian and woodworker, crafting a reproduction of a Sam Maloof table around which he enjoyed entertaining his friends and family. Bill especially enjoyed serving as chief electrician for his son's business, The Clearfield Company, in Manakin-Sabot. In retirement he served on the Board of Directors of Goochland Habitat for Humanity, as a volunteer at the Goochland Free Clinic and Family Services Dental Clinic, driving Meals on Wheels, and as an elder at Hebron Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Mary Wright Webb; a son and daughter-in-law, Hunter and Kirsten Webb; and a daughter and son-in-law, Drs. Jennie and Jim Wright; and six grandchildren, Caroline and Natalie Webb, and Mary, Gavin, Alyssa and Sarah Wright. A Service of Remembrance will be held at Hebron Presbyterian Church, 1040 Shallow Well Road, Manakin-Sabot, Va. 23103 at 11 a.m. Friday, January 23, with reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be sent to Goochland Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 1016, Goochland, Va. 23063, or Goochland Free Clinic and Family Services - Dental Program, P.O. Box 116, Goochland, Va. 23063.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.