Leroy Garfield Webb, age 85, of Arbovale passed away in his sleep peacefully on January 15, 2026 at Terra Bella’s Memory Care unit in Asheboro, NC
Mr. Webb was born in Charleston, WV on October 12, 1940 to Hobart Leroy and Cleo Wolfe Webb and was a graduate of East Bank High School . Leroy served his country in the U.S. Air Force and following his service, went to work at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, WV
He was a volunteer for the Community Center in Arbovale. Leroy then moved to Greensboro, NC in 1974 where he went to work at Lorillard Tobacco Company retiring as a Senior Electronics Instrumentation Specialist. Leroy was the former President of the Lions Club in Greensboro, NC. He loved to fish.
In addition to his parents, Leroy was preceded in death by his wife Jenny Ryalls Webb and granddaughter Kailey Suzanne Benton.
He is survived by his daughter, Susan Henderson (Michael) of Trinity, NC son, David Lee Webb (Althea) of Randleman, NC and grandson, Christian Grant Henderson.
A memorial service will be 12:00 noon on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at the Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Arbovale with Pastor Julian Rittenhouse officiating. Burial will follow at the Arbovale Cemetery Annex and Military Rites conducted by the Pocahontas County Veterans Honor Corp.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the memorial service at the funeral home.