Calvin "Cal" Clarence Webb

Calvin “Cal” Clarence Webb, age 83, of Grants Pass, died Friday, April 19, 2013 at Home on the Rogue.

A graveside service was held at Eagle Point National Cemetery on Monday, April 22, 2013 with military honors. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.

Calvin was born September 19, 1929 in King River, Arkansas to Clarence R. Webb & Stella Jo (Yandle) Webb. He was one of six children. Upon his mother’s death in childbirth, his father remarried and had two more children. Cal grew up in Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas. From 1951 to 1953 he served in the Army at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He then attended college in Chanute, Kansas. He later managed a construction crew in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands from 1958 to 1961. He began scuba diving there which he continued for many years. Opportunity then called and Cal, his wife and two children moved to California.

Cal began a successful career with Sgt. Jack Kinney Heating and Air Conditioning in Southern California. He was a member of the SMW Local Union 105. After 28 years he retired in 1990. Cal then moved to Josephine County, Oregon where he continued to enjoy his lifetime passions of hunting and gold prospecting. He was also an avid dancer. Cal was a gentle soul with a good heart and will be missed by his son and daughter.

Survivors include a daughter, Tara D. Pozos of Las Vegas, Nevada; a son, Darren A. Webb of Modesto, California; a brother, David Webb of Chanute, Kansas; a half-sister, Marilyn Hardman of Aurora, Missouri; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.