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Mattoon, IL - On November 2, 2012, the life of Mitchell James 'Mitch' Webb, son of Van and Celeste (Zimmerle) Webb, was taken all too soon, at the age of 23. Mitch was born August 15, 1989 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. He was a lifelong member of Immaculate Conception Church and attended St. Mary's School in childhood. Mitch loved to play football and was a wrestler at the State Championship level. He graduated from Mattoon High School in 2007 and attended Lincoln College on a wrestling scholarship. Mitch joined the United States Army in 2009, was a member of the 'Enforcers' E. Company 1-6 Infantry, and proudly served his country. He was honorably discharged in the spring of 2012, and returned home to Mattoon, IL, where he obtained gainful employment at ADM. He belonged to the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 103G. \r\n\r\nMitchell James Webb is greatly loved and will be dearly missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his parents, Van and Celeste, his sisters, Theresa (Webb) and Jason Rhodes, Vanessa (Webb) and Bradley Duncan, and Meredith (Webb) and Nicholas Perez. He was a beloved uncle to Connor and Gavan Rhodes, Kiefer and Reagan Duncan, and Katheryn and Alana Perez. Mitchell is also survived by his grandmother, Doris Webb, Uncle and Aunt, John and Leann Polston, his Godmother, Gail Smith-Bahney, and many other uncles, aunts, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, James and Dorothy Zimmerle, and Grandpa Joe M. Webb. \r\n\r\nMitch's visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, 1200 Wabash Avenue, Mattoon, IL 61938. Biblical wake will begin at 4:45 pm, prior to visitation. The funeral service in his honor will begin at 10:00 am at the Immaculate Conception Church, 320 N. 21st Street, Mattoon, IL, 61938. Father Dennis Kollross will be officiating. Mitch will be carried to his final resting place, at Calvary Cemetery in Mattoon, by his four closest friends, Adam Copsy, Elijah Bushur, Kyle Drummond, and Corey Witt, along with his cousins, John Polston, Jr. and Troy Polston. Honorary pall bearers include Mitch's nephews, Connor Rhodes and Kiefer Duncan, and cousins, Robert Webb and Nicholas Polston. Military rites will be conducted by the Mattoon VFW Post 4325. \r\n\r\nMemorials for Mitch can be made to either Mattoon Youth Wrestling Club or the Shelbyville Youth Wrestling Club, where Mitch's nephews currently wrestle and share in their uncle's love of the sport. Donations may also be made to the Mattoon Junior Football League, where Mitch is honored for his achievements in youth football. \r\n\r\nPlease visit www.mitchell-jerdan.com to light a virtual candle in his honor or share a memory with his family. \r\n

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Mitchell James "Mitch" Webb

August 15, 1989 - November 2, 2012