Thomas J. Webb, Sr.

Thomas J. Webb, Sr., age 90, peacefully passed away on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at his residence. Born in Newfoundland to the late John and Nella (VanHook) Webb, Thomas has be a resident of Sussex County for most of his life. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was a member of the 27th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the “Wolfhounds.”
He was a lifetime active member of many local charitable and civic organizations that included; the former Franklin Kiwanis Club, the American Legion Post 213 in Sussex, and the former Masonic Samaritan Lodge No. 98 in Hardyston. Thomas was a member of the Sussex County Agricultural Society, the New Jersey State Fish and Game Council, a Director of the Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative for 31 years and also served for eight years on the Allegheny Electrical Cooperative Board of Directors.
A commercial Beekeeper, Thomas was a founding member of the Sussex County Beekeepers Association and held a number of statewide positions in the industry. He was also a Director of the Sussex County Farm and Horse Show and served on the Executive Committee for many years and thoroughly enjoyed the time each year when he conducted the honey bees demonstrations.
Besides his parents, Thomas was predeceased by his brother, James Webb. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Helen (nee Sisco); his son, Thomas J. Webb, Jr. of Madison; his daughter, Denise Webb of Wantage; and his granddaughter, Allison Vicedomini and her husband Eric of Hoboken.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, at Pinkel Funeral Home, 31 Bank Street (Route 23), Sussex. Interment to follow at Mount Rest Cemetery in Butler. Friends may pay their respects to the family on Monday, December 10, 2018 from 2- 4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations may be made to the Thomas J. Webb, Sr. Scholarship Fund, c/o Sussex County Beekeepers Association, P.O. Box 261, Lafayette, NJ 07848 or to the Disabled American Veterans, secure.day.org Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.pinkelfuneralhome.com.