James Webb

Colonel James Thomas Webb (Tom), 70, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Tom was born March 28, 1937 and raised in Macon, Georgia. He attended St. Joseph's Grammar School and graduated from Mercer University in Macon in 1961 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and a ROTC Commission. After attending Army basic courses at Fort Benning, GA and at Fort Devens, MA, he was assigned to Europe where he served four years with the Army Security Agency in Staff and Command positions. He was then assigned to Vietnam in 1967 and commanded the 335th Radio Research Company, US 9th Infantry Division in Mekong Delta. He then served with the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C. for three years. He returned to Vietnam in 1971, assigned as Chief, Air Reconnaissance Branch, MAC in Saigon. After graduate school at the University of Georgia, earning Masters, Specialists and Doctorate Degrees, he taught ROTC at UGA. He attended the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia, and served on the Army Staff in Washington, D.C. Other assignments include Arizona and Hawaii. He was selected for promotion to Colonel. He retired from Active Duty in 1985 and held multiple executive management positions. He then moved to Milledgeville and served as Director of Admissions at Georgia Military College for 6 years. Colonel Webb's military decorations and awards include The Legion of Merit, The Bronze Star medal with three oak leaf clusters and various other awards and decorations. Colonel Webb is survived by his wife of 46 years, Jimmie Blackwell Webb, son's Jay Mark Webb (Robin), Fairfax, Virginia, David Thomas Webb (Tina), Plano, Texas, Timothy Clay Webb, Augusta, Georgia, and two grandchildren, Austin Webb and Lauren Webb, Fairfax, Virginia. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 28, 2008 at 10:45am at St. Josephs Catholic Church. Burial will be held at 1:00pm, at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville. Family will receive friends on Sunday evening, from 5:00 to 7:00pm at the Williams Funeral Home, 1670 North Jefferson Street, Milledgeville, Georgia. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Post Office Box 4406, Macon, Georgia 31208.

James Webb

March 28, 1937 - January 22, 2008