Scholarship to honor Ellen Webb

In celebration of Ellen Webb’s 98th birthday on July 9, her family has established the endowed Sam and Ellen Webb Albany Heritage Scholarship.

Beginning in 2020, the scholarship will be awarded to an Albany graduating senior who has participated in Fandangle and other school and community activities. 

“We wanted to do something meaningful to honor Mom on her birthday,” said her daughter, Carol May Dromgoole. “An endowed scholarship means that Mom and Dad and the Webb family will continue to be involved in the Albany community they have loved with all their hearts.”

Sam Webb, a fourth-generation Albany resident, was born in Albany in 1913 and was a respected business, civic, and church leader in Albany, deeply tied to Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church, Fandangle, the American Legion, the Albany Nativity, the annual Memorial Day service, Webb & Webb Insurance, and more. He and Ellen were married in 1951. He died in 2008.

Ellen worked in the family insurance business and was very active in her children’s school activities, Fandangle and Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church. She is well known for her delicious cooking, and published a cookbook, “You’ll be Going Back for Seconds” in 2007. She now lives in Abilene near her daughter, but her heart remains in Albany.

The Sam and Ellen Webb Albany Heritage Scholarship fund will be managed by the Community Foundation of Abilene, P.O. Box 1001, Abilene, Texas 79604.

A 98th birthday reception will be held from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at the home of Glenn and Carol May Dromgoole, 1926 Willow Dr. in Abilene. Her friends are invited to stop by.