Rev. Duff Webber

The Rev. Dr. Robert Duff Webber, 79, of Lancaster, died on Saturday morning, September 5, 2015 at Lakeside at Willow Valley after living for 14 years with ALS. Born in Oklahoma City, OK, he was the son of the late Lambert D. and Carro Lynn (Tad) Melrose Webber. He was the husband of Ann Atlee Webber. They celebrated 21 years of marriage on May 28th. He graduated with a BA in 1958 from the University of Oklahoma; Perkins School of Theology with a Bachelor’s of Divinity in 1961; Yale Divinity School, Masters of Sacred Theology in 1962; received his Ph.D at Yale University in 1970 and was ordained in the United Church of Christ. Bob was Professor of New Testament at Lancaster Theological Seminary from 1973 to 1999 and taught religion at Bradley University from 1968 to 1973. He was a member of St. James Episcopal Church and Hamilton Park United Church of Christ in Lancaster. An active volunteer within the Lancaster community, Bob was a former board member of The Parish Resource Center and a founding member of Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness. He was a member of The Society of Biblical Literature, Biblical Theologians and the American Academy of Religion. He traveled extensively through the Middle East and South Africa as part of his life-long passion for peace and social justice. Dr. Webber will be lovingly remembered by his wife Ann, his children; Suzanne Webber, wife of Al Miller of Montague, MA, Stephen Duff Webber of New York, NY, stepsons; John Pratt of Wilmington, DE and his partner Ray Perez, Benjamin Pratt, husband of Olga of Lancaster, and stepdaughter, Elizabeth Pratt Edgerton, wife of Robert of Shaker Heights, OH and his step grandchildren, Sarah, Allison and William Edgerton and Rebecca and EJ Pratt. He is also survived by his brother, Richard M. Webber and his wife, Jean of Oklahoma City, OK and nephews and nieces. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend a Memorial Service at St. James Episcopal Church, 119 N. Duke St., Lancaster, PA on Friday, September 11, 2015 at 11:00 AM. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Interment will follow in St. James Church Memorial Garden. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent in his memory to Lancaster Theological Seminary, 555 W. James St., Lancaster, PA 17602, the Capital Campaign of the Bright Side Opportunities Center, 515 Hershey Ave., Lancaster, PA 17603, or to The ALS Association, 321 Norristown Rd., Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002.

Rev. Duff Webber

September 7, 2015