MITCHELL – Chester “Chet” Lee (Junior) Webster, 68, passed away at 8:08 a. m. Monday, July 29, 2013, at IU Health Bloomington Hospital.
Born January 22, 1945, in Jefferson County, he was the son of Chester Arthur and Lillian Fern (Hants) Webster. He married Debbie Gail Hutchinson October 4, 1978.
He was a graduate of Austin High School and obtained business degrees from Indiana Business College and Ivy Tech. He was employed by the Federal Government in different positions and worked several years for the postal service. However, he most enjoyed working as a greeter at Wal-Mart when he could chat with people. Chester was a member and elder of the Mitchell Presbyterian Church. He was a volunteer for the American Red Cross, Opera House, Boy and Girl Scouts, and actively involved in his children’s school activities.
He was a U. S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.
Surviving: wife, Debbie Webster, Mitchell
children, Amy Webster, Evansville
Britni Webster, Mitchell
Brent Webster, Mitchell
Amanda Joy (Jeff) Riley, Memphis, Tennessee
grandchildren, Ayden Lee Webster, Katherine Riley, and Alex Riley
brothers, Frank and JoAnn Webster, Scottsburg
Thomas and Diana Webster, Nashville, Tennessee
James and Pat Webster, Seymour
Ricky Webster, Lawrenceburg
He was preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Joyce Turner.
Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 1, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center with Rev. John VanderZee officiating. Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery with military honors accorded by a detachment from Scott Air Force Base, American Legion Post No. 250, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9107.
Friends may call from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday and from 10:00 a.m. until the service on Thursday at the funeral home.
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