The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
CAPTAINS JOHN BRADFORD Wee

Kendrick suffered tue So
her most substantial citizens 80
IT, Is. pr.dford Webb passed rf0"
his his life to the better life beyond
"a u,s recovery was considered yer, ,
,..-n.,,,, Prom the time he was strlcA-
an With paralysis two months ago -
- wos returning home from JacAson-
vina through the efficient services
Of Doctors Powers and Newsom Ii'
T,o was prolonged but could not De
saved and though everything tna'
medical science and good nursing
Gould do for his restoration was done
no nassed away, surrounded by MS
family wife. two daughters MrS'
C1.ro Scott of Denver, Col, Miss Jul
ua webb son. Mr.. Bradford c. WeOO,
and nanbew Mr.. Clinton Carleton, OF
Kendrick.
Captain Webb was 80 years Oh age
on the 4th day of August, l9OS' ne
was horn in Nuremberg, Vermont ana
first left home at the age of Is, going
TO the home of his oldest brother III
Pavilion. n. Y. He remained "lIh
him several years and then went u
the home of a sister in st. CARE
Mich In 1866 he decided to go west
locating in Iowa, where, on FEBRUARY
18Th 1888 he was married to Hattie
Hurford. a teacher in the schools
of that locality. He purchased
stone quarry which proved to be a
very excellent quality Of lime stone
and continued in the stone quarrylng,
contracting and building business for
several years. Many beautiful build
ings. both public and private, stand
as monuments of his work IN tnat
state. among them many beautiful
churches. to which he was always a
very. generous dOner.
As he advanced in years he sought
milder climate, coming to Marion
county, Florida, in the winter of 1887,
and settling at Kendrick, where he
entered into the lime business, which,
through his careful and thoughtful at
tentiOn and untiring energy, grew into
a large. prosperous and profitable
business.
Through the able and faithful SER
vices of his son. Mr. Bradford G.
Webb. and his nephew, Mr.. Clinton
Carleton. who were in partnership
with him, during the latter years of
his life Captain Webb took life easy,
and together with his devoted wife,
spent much time travelling, visiting
various portions of our country He
returned from these trips renewed in
strength and was always glad to dis
cuss with his friends the things Of in
terest he had seen, the men he had
met, and the business outlook and
prospects of the sections visited.
Captain Webb was a man of re-
markable strength of character and
indomitable will power No such
word as cant" had a place in his
vocabulary. Those who were closest
to him as business associates knew
him to be man of his word, of high
character and sound principles. In
politics he was a republican, and
while not member of any church he
loved good songs and sermons, was
broad and generous in his views, and
generous to all. He was ever ready
to assist and help the poor and
needy. His treatment of the men in
his employ was humane and consid-
crate. They all liked the genial cap-
tain and always spoke well of him. He
was a home man in every sense of
the word, and only those who have
had the privilege of his friendship
can realize what a loss his absence
means. But death is not the end of
such a life, for the spirit said also:
And their works do follow them"