Celebration of Life services for Mrs. Rita Grace Craig Webster, 93, was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 21, 2014 in the sanctuary of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Oak Grove Community with Brother Waylon Gaunet and Brother Ronnie Sandifer officiating. Interment immediately followed on the grounds of Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery in Oak Grove Community under the direction of Rose- Neath Funeral Home, Mansfield Chapel. The family welcomed guests for visitation in honoring Mrs. Grace from the hours of 5-8 p.m., Friday, June 20, 2014 in the Mansfield Chapel. Mrs. Rita Grace Craig Webster was born Feb. 23, 1921 in Converse to the late Raleigh Otto and Willie Eudora Ryals Craig and was called to dance with the Angels June 17, 2014 in Shreveport. Mrs. Webster will be remembered for her loving and continuous devotion to her family. Mrs. Grace was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband, Albert Francis (Bob) Webster II and one son, Michael Craig Webster. Left to cherish such beautiful memories of Mrs. Grace will be her seven children: Albert Francis (Bob) Webster III and wife Janie, Rita Ford and husband Floyd, Carolyn Elias and husband Donnie, Kathy Jett, Diane Hatcher and husband Ken, Dora Miller and husband George (Dockie) and Jeffery Webster and wife Karen; two siblings: Sylvia Johnson and Louvie Richardson; 16 grandchildren: Sarah Prudhomme, Kimmie Webster, Ashley McKay, Denise Johnson, Jo Nell Burr, Jessica Elias, Jeremy Elias, Lisa Guillet, Lane Jett, Stacy Willburn, Alison Ezernack, Matthew Miller, Seth Miller, Whitney Miller, Scott Webster and Jennifer Webster; 19 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, along with numerous extended family members and many wonderful friends.
Honoring Mrs. Grace as pallbearers were Lane Jett, Jeremy Elias, Scott Webster, Whitney Miller, Ryan Burr and Bryant Johnson. Memorials may be made in honor of Mrs. Grace Webster to the American Cancer Society or Susan G. Komen for the cure