Karen F. Webb

Webb, Karen F., 50, passed away January 24, 2006 after a long, brave battle with lung cancer. She was born on February 2, 1955 in Independence, Kansas. She attended Independence Community Junior College and graduated with an Associate of Arts degree in 1975. She then attended Pittsburg State University and graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Upon graduation, she immediately began work as an accountant at Dold Foods in Wichita where she worked for 28 years. She was an avid sportswoman and excelled in athletics throughout her life. At Independence High School, she was a member of the state champion girls golf team, and the regional champion teams in tennis and basketball. She received athletic scholarships as an undergraduate in both womens basketball and softball. She was member of Rolling Hills Country Club where she is a former club golf champion. She was a PEO member of Chapter IP, and a member of College Hill United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her mother, Doris L. Webb; she is survived by her sister, Kathy Webb of Wichita, and her father, Clarence L. Webb of Independence. Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., on Friday, January 27, at College Hill United Methodist Church, Wichita, followed by interment at 3:00 P.M., in Independence at Mount Hope Cemetery. A womens athletics scholarship endowment has been established at Pittsburg State University, the Karen Webb Memorial Scholarship Fund; or a memorial may be made to the Kansas Humane Society (where Karen adopted her beloved black retriever, “Jack”). Downing Lahey Mortuary East. Tributes may be sent to the family via www.downingandlahey.com Interment will be at 3:00 P.M., Friday, January 27, in Independence at Mount Hope Cemetery.