Laura Webster, 85, of Crawfordsville passed away Tuesday morning, Oct. 20, 2020, at Franciscan Health.
Mrs. Webster started teaching in Nappanee, then for a year at Darlington, took a few years off while her children were young, and then went to work at Waynetown Jr. High, teaching home economics. She taught many junior high students how to sew on buttons, make cookies and mind their manners, retiring after 32 years.
She was a member of Liberty Chapel and the Ladies Aid and Linden Eastern Star. She also was a 4-H leader and member of the board for 4-H Inc. She was a founding member of the Montgomery Co. Cattlewomen’s Association and past president of Montgomery Co. Homemakers Association. She was also a member of the Near and Far Home Ec Club, and considered the members to be her closest friends. She loved to garden, cook and sew.
Born July 26, 1935, at Linden, she was the daughter of Frank McBee and Leona Byrd McBee. She graduated from Linden High School in 1953 and Purdue University in 1957, later earning a master’s degree from Purdue. She married Robert “Bob” Webster on June 7, 1959, at Linden. She was devoted to him, taking care of him for a long time. He passed away March 23, 2016.
Surviving family includes: sons, Rob (Jodi) Webster and Denny (Kris) Webster, both of Crawfordsville, and Mike (Dorita) Webster, Dayton, Virginia; daughter Dena (Ron) Reichart, Lafayette; six grandchildren, Ty, Tanner, Drew, Todd, R.J. and Katie; four great-grandchildren, Tatum, Pierce, Karsyn and Ramsie; and brother Jerry McBee (Nancy).
Private family services will be held and she will be laid to rest at Oak Hill Cemetery North. Arrangements were entrusted to Burkhart Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Liberty Chapel Ladies Aid, 3942 W. C.R. 500N, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 or the Alzheimer’s Association, 90 E. 91st St. Indianapolis, IN 46209-4830.
