Biography: Rev. James R. Webb, Jr., currently of Little Rock and formerly of Macon, Georgia, died May 30, 2010 at the age of 93. He served faithfully for over forty years as an ordained United Methodist minister of the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. He was the son of the late Rev. James R. Webb, Sr. and the late Lillian Hicks Webb. Growing up in Georgia, he earned an undergraduate degree from Emory University and a Bachelor of Divinity degree at Yale Divinity School. He chaired the committee which in 1969 erected a major statue of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in downtown Savannah, Georgia. In the late 1940s he served as a member of the organizing committee for the establishment of Epworth By The Sea, a United Methodist retreat center at Saint Simons Island, Georgia. A memorial service is planned for Wednesday, June 2, 10:00 a.m., in the sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church of Little Rock. A reception will be held following the service. Plans are also under way for a memorial service at Vineville United Methodist Church, in Macon, Georgia, with final interment of remains at Palmetto Cemetery, Brunswick, Georgia. He was preceded in death by Emily Hearn Webb, his first wife and the mother of his children, who died in 1998; by his son Tony in 1951; as well as by his sister Sarah Webb Bryan in 2009. He is survived by his wife of almost five years, Mabel Harris Webb, of Little Rock; his daughter, Sharon Webb of Stow, Massachusetts; his son, Larry Webb, of Atlanta, Georgia; grandchildren ,Lauren Dobbins Webb, Meredith Dobbins Webb and Peter Dobbins Webb; his sister, Mary Frances Webb Nall of Thomaston, Georgia; stepdaughter, Elizabeth and her husband Dr. Richard Livingston of Little Rock, and by several nieces, nephews and other relatives. A kind, loving, gentle and creative man, he was often described by his friends and family as "a Renaissance man" due to his special talents in writing, music and hymn-writing, painting, and oration. Quite witty, he was also known for his ability to share a good story and to tell a good joke. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR).www. new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/about/ Arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home. www.ruebelfuneralhome.com