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Edith Lorraine Morgan Webb, 86, of Orange, passed from this life Dec. 3, in Vidor.

Born in Indian Bayou, La, August 8, 1929, she was the daughter of Jesse Milton Morgan and Attie Glennie (Hoffpauir) Morgan. Edith graduated from Stark High School and went on to work for Roy Wingate in his law firm before getting a job in the Orange County Clerk’s office where she worked for five or more different county clerks for over 23 years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Orange where she met her husband, Charles (Emory) “Spider” Webb. They were married for 57 years when he passed.

Through the years they enjoyed traveling and camping and took their children throughout the United States. They belonged to a number of R. V. clubs. They also loved watching their grandsons play baseball, basketball, and football from Little League to high school and through college. She loved watching her granddaughter in plays and choirs.

Edith was a very dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother putting herself and her health last, especially while taking care of her loving husband in his final years.

She will be greatly missed by her children, Karl Webb, and Anita Dugas and husband Dale; grandchildren, Aaron Dugas and wife Erin, Jerrod Dugas, Josh Webb and wife April and Candace Dugas Denison and husband Adam and her four great-grandchildren.

The family would like to thank Judy Smith Richard and her staff past and present for the great care they gave Edith for the past year and a half. Also Texas Total Hospice and Compassion Hospice employees and Dr. Maria Blahey.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Monday, Dec. 7, at First United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. John Warren and the Rev. W.W. Smith. Burial will follow at Jacks Cemetery in Pineland, at 3:00pm.

Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.