Bates County Obituaries

 

WEBBER, Artie Eugene (1927 - 2005)
From the news-Xpress Friday, February 25, 2005
Artie Eugene Webber - Artie Eugene “Gene” Webber, 77, Miami, Okla., died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005 at South-Crest Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. Services were Feb. 20 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel, Butler, Mo., with Pastor Alan Black officiating. Burial in Adam Howell Cemetery, Virginia, Mo. Contributions to the American Kidney Foundation. Mr. Webber was born March 5, 1927 in Gower, Mo., to Artie George Webber and Edna Margaret Woods. One of four boys, he grew up in Gower. At the tender age of only 12, a tragic accident in 1939 took his leg, but he didn’t let it stop any of his plans. He played basketball and graduated from Amoret (Mo.) High School in 1945 and then attended the Kansas City School of Accounting. On Dec. 18, 1965 he married Wilma Faye Stark at the home of her parents. He drove a truck for 19 years and was also a bookkeeper and dispatcher for Union Quarries in Independence, Mo. After retiring, he spent several years in Arizona before moving to Oklahoma to be near family. He was a member of the Virginia United Methodist Church and the Elks Lodge. He enjoyed camping, gardening, traveling, playing cards and visiting with friends and family. Playing pool was his favorite hobby and he was known to many for his ability to make difficult shots. He also liked to watch football, baseball and basketball on television. He always enjoyed time with family as he looked forward to family gatherings.
Artie Eugene Webber is survived by his wife of 39 years, Faye Webber of Miami, Okla.; two sisters-in-law, Loraine Bitner, Miami, Okla., and Margaret Stark, Burnsville, Minn.; and very special nephews and nieces, Christopher Adams, Kansas City, Mo., Teddy Bitner and wife Nancy and their children, Hannah Bitner, Miriam Bitner and Becky Wattenbach and her son James, all of Raymore, Mo., Bethene Fahnestock, Miami, Okla., and her daughter, Terri Fahnestock, Springfield, Mo., and Cindy Peck and husband Randy, Prior Lake, Minn. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Virgil Webber, John Webber and Lee Webber; two brothers-in-law, Wilbur “Bud’ Stark and Dwight D. Bitner; two nephews, Jim Webber and Steven Stark; a niece, Teresa Adams; and father-in-law, Willie and Leone Stark.

WEBBER, Wilma Faye (1927 - 2007)
From the news-Xpress June 8, 2007. Submitted by Sandee Hubbard
Wilma Webber - Wilma “Faye” Webber, age 79 of Miami, Oklahoma died Monday, May 28, 2007 at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, Missouri. She was born June 17, 1927 to Willie and Anna Ardena Leone Hedger Stark in Virginia, Missouri. Faye grew up in the Virginia and Amoret, Missouri areas where she attended Amoret High School. She went on to Aladdin Beauty School in Kansas City, Missouri and later operated Faye’s Beauty Shop in Butler. On December 18, 1965 she was united in marriage to Artie Eugene Webber in Virginia. Faye lived in Casa Grande, Arizona from 1989 to 2003. She was a member of the Elks Ladies and the Virginia United Methodist Church. Faye enjoyed gardening, visiting with friends and family, painting, traveling, reading and watching television. Other enjoyments included cross-stitching, cooking, sewing and shipping. Her cat “Sam” was a great friend and companion. Faye is survived by a sister, Loraine Bitner of Miami, Oklahoma; a nephew, Dr. Teddy Bitner and Nancy of Raymore, Missouri; two nieces, Bethene Fahnestock of Miami, Oklahoma and Cynthia Peck and husband Randy of Prior Lake, Minnesota; a sister-in-law, Margaret Stark of Prior Lake, Minnesota; a great nephew, Christopher Adams of the home; four great-nieces; and a great great-nephew. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Artie in 2005, a brother, Bud Stark; a stillborn brother; one nephew, Steven Stark; and a niece, Teresa Adams. Graveside services were held 3 p.m., Friday, June 1, 2007 at the Adam Howell Cemetery in Virginia, Missouri with Rev. Teddy Bitner officiating. Contributions, American Kidney Foundation. Services were under the direction of the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel in Butler, Missouri.