Emma Virginia Hoskins Webb

Emma Virginia Hoskins Webb, 88, of Independence, Missouri, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Ark. Funeral service will be 2 p.m., Saturday, May 12, 2012, at D.W. Newcomer's Floral Hills, with Bob Farwell and Brother Corey Thompson officiating. Interment will follow. The family will receive friends 5-7pm, Friday at the funeral home. Emma was born January 14, 1924 to Albert Hoskins and Lula Polk Hoskins. She was raised on a farm and being one of 12 children, learned the value of hard work at an early age. This continued her entire life. She retired from Sears after 29 years of service. True to her character, following retirement, she went back to work, working for Sam's Club for 20 years. She was a faithful, active member of Beacon Free Will Baptist Church in Raytown, Missouri. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and will truly be missed by all who knew and loved her. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Lula P. Hoskins; her husband, Curtis S. Webb; son, Jerry Wayne Webb; three brothers, Charles Hoskins, J.W. Hoskins, Leyon Hoskins; three sisters, Levern Byzak, Lillie Corsaw, and Mildred Hughes; and granddaughter, Kimberly Kay Webb. Emma is survived by one son, Charles "Chuck" Webb, and wife, Cindy, of Rogers, Ark.; four sisters, Esther Springer of Sikeston, Mo., Lavada Watson, of Blytheville, Ark., Alvie Skelton, of Blytheville, Ark., Irma Borah, of St. Louis, Mo.; grandson, Jerry William Webb, and his wife, Lisa of Katy, Texas; granddaughter, Kelly Diane Martin, of Montgomery, Texas; step-grandchildren, Amy, Melissa, and Christopher Switzer of Bentonville, Ark.; five great grandchildren, Addison and Ty Webb, Shelby and Roland Martin and Aidan Gorhum; and five step-great-grandchildren, Madilyn and Sarah Littlefield, Kaleb Murphy, Lillian and Stella Switzer. Memorial tributes may be directed to Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale, Ark. 72762, or Crossroads Hospice, 9237 Ward Pkwy #300, Kansas City, Mo. 64114. Fond memories and condolences may be left at www.floralhillsfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by DW Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. 64133 (816) 353-1218.