Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
Spouses
1Jessie TRIMBULL 
3739, 2107
3739, 2107Birth28 March 1872
Death11 February 1940, Seattle, King, Washington, USA Age: 67
Notes for Edward B WEBSTER
E B Webster ( Port Angeles Evening News issue of Jan 8, 1936 )
[ excerpts from a long article. Omitted portions deal with his publishing career and a vocational interests in nature ]
Funeral services for E B Webster, president of the Evening News,Inc., who passed away early Tuesday afternoon following an illness of several months, will be held from the chapel of the Christman Funeral Parlors at 2pm Thursday, January 9th. Ellis Shephard, Seattle, long-time friend of the Webster family and Rev. C E Fulmer will conduct the service after which burial will take place in the family plot at Ocean View Cemetery.
E B Webster was born at Cresco, IA on Oct 29, 1868, the son of Mr. and Mrs. E E Webster. He attended schools at Cresco, learned the printing trade and profesion in the office of the Cresco Republican, operated by his father, and was joined in marriage to Miss Jessie Trumbull in the same city. He served on the Republican from 1890 to 1900.
Mr. and Mrs. Webster left Iowa in 1900, coming directly to Port Angeles, living here until 1902. The next 2 years were spent at Port Townsend, where for a time Mr. Webster published a small weekly magazine known as "Webster's Town Topics." Returning to Port Angeles in 1904, Mr. Webster joined with his father in purchasing the Democrat-Leader from A J Cosser, the name being changed to the Olympic-Leader.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Webster; son Charles Webster; daughters Dorothy Ann and Beth Webster of Port Angeles and Mrs. Mae Duckering and 2 children of Washington, DC.
He was a member of the Masonic fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Robert G Trumbull, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ballinger and Ellis Shephard, of Seattle, will arrive here this afternoon to attned the funeral services tomorrow.
[ excerpts from a long article. Omitted portions deal with his publishing career and a vocational interests in nature ]
Funeral services for E B Webster, president of the Evening News,Inc., who passed away early Tuesday afternoon following an illness of several months, will be held from the chapel of the Christman Funeral Parlors at 2pm Thursday, January 9th. Ellis Shephard, Seattle, long-time friend of the Webster family and Rev. C E Fulmer will conduct the service after which burial will take place in the family plot at Ocean View Cemetery.
E B Webster was born at Cresco, IA on Oct 29, 1868, the son of Mr. and Mrs. E E Webster. He attended schools at Cresco, learned the printing trade and profesion in the office of the Cresco Republican, operated by his father, and was joined in marriage to Miss Jessie Trumbull in the same city. He served on the Republican from 1890 to 1900.
Mr. and Mrs. Webster left Iowa in 1900, coming directly to Port Angeles, living here until 1902. The next 2 years were spent at Port Townsend, where for a time Mr. Webster published a small weekly magazine known as "Webster's Town Topics." Returning to Port Angeles in 1904, Mr. Webster joined with his father in purchasing the Democrat-Leader from A J Cosser, the name being changed to the Olympic-Leader.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Webster; son Charles Webster; daughters Dorothy Ann and Beth Webster of Port Angeles and Mrs. Mae Duckering and 2 children of Washington, DC.
He was a member of the Masonic fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Robert G Trumbull, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ballinger and Ellis Shephard, of Seattle, will arrive here this afternoon to attned the funeral services tomorrow.