Class of 1953
1953 Maroon Spotlight
Virginia Henderson
Freshman Assembly 49-50, Sophomore Assembly 50-51, Student Council 50-51, Library 51-52, Band Twirler 49-53, Junior Play 51-52, Glee Club 50-53, Glee Club Sextet 50-51, F.T.A. 52-53.
1953 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Elizabeth Virginia Henderson was born Dec. 9, 1933, in Raymondville, Texas. She attended grade school in Raymondville and in Colorado before entering the Perry elementary school. Virginia is the 19-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Henderson, 509 Locust street. While in school she has been in the band, student council, junior play cast, glee club, sextet, F.T.A., and class assemblies. She has also served as a member of the library staff and as the treasurer of her homeroom.
Elizabeth Virginia (Henderson) Webb
December 9, 1933 – December 30, 2006
Elizabeth Virginia (Jigger) Webb, 73, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006.
Born Dec. 9, 1933, in Raymondville, Texas, she was the daughter of Wade and Lena (Ottinger) Henderson. At the age of seven, the family moved to Colorado. Then, in 1944, the family moved to Perry, where she grew up.
During high school, she became a featured twirler in the Perry Maroon Marching Band and was the first to throw double fire batons. During her senior year in high school, she met her future husband, Carl R. Webb, who was a friend of her two brothers, Morris and Sam. They were married in 1953 and established a home in Tulsa, where they resided for most of their marriage.
During her life, she assisted her husband in running his CPA firm. A homemaker in every sense of the word, she was a wonderful cook and accomplished seamstress. An avid reader, she was a Martha Stewart before her time. When her children were young, she provided a welcome home, not just for her family but also for their friends. Her house was known as the “house to play at.” She raised her children to be independent, educated and to think for themselves. If she was known for one thing, it was that she always had a smile on her face and a welcome in her heart.
Preceding her in death were her parents.
She leaves behind her husband of 53 years; five children, Terri and her husband, Chris Diamond, Susi Laird, Phillip and his wife, Kristy, Judi and her husband, Bruce Spence and Patti and her husband, Kevin Doherty; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the First United Methodist Church in Perry. Pastor Craig Gibson will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Ed Cook. Interment will be in Morrison Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Company I Foundation, Scholarship Fund or the Perry Alumni Association for Scholarships.