Former LLC President Robert Webb Dead

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Published on October 6 2015 9:53 am
Last Updated on October 6 2015 4:09 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

A longtime former president of Lake Land College, Robert Webb of Mattoon, has died. Webb was 87.

Webb served as a vice-president for the then-new college from 1967 until he was named president in 1972. He served as president until 1984 when he became vice president and chairman of the board of Johnston Supermarkets in Shelbyville, a position he held until 2000.

Webb was currently a member of the Eastern Illinois University Board of Trustees, and was a former member of the Coles County Board. He also made an unsuccessful bid as a Democrat for the Illinois House of Representatives.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:00 at Schilling Funeral Home in Mattoon. Visitation will be there from 4-7pm Thursday.