Roy L. Webber Explained

Roy L. Webber
Office:33rd & 40th Mayor of Roanoke, Virginia
Term Start:September 1, 1968
Term End:October 18, 1975
Predecessor:Benton O. Dillard
Successor:Noel C. Taylor
Term Start1:September 1, 1949
Term End1:August 31, 1954
Predecessor1:Williams P. Hunter
Successor1:Robert W. Woody
Birth Name:Roy L. Webber
Birth Date:November 7, 1904
Death Date:October 1975

Roy L. Webber (November 7, 1904–October 1975)[1] [2] served twice as the mayor of the U.S. city of Roanoke, Virginia. He was mayor from 1949 to 1954 and from 1968 to 1975.

Webber was a florist and the business he established in Roanoke carried his name until its closure in 2008. U.S. Route 220 from the end of Interstate 581 at State Route 24 (Elm Avenue) through the road's interchange with State Route 419 was named the Roy L. Webber Expressway in his honor.

Webber appeared in a scene in the 1972 Elvis Presley documentary film Elvis On Tour, greeting Presley on board his private jet upon arrival in Roanoke on April 11, 1972. At the meeting Webber also presented Presley with the key to Roanoke and a guitar shaped bouquet of flowers made especially for the occasion by his own company.

Notes and References

  1. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?001+ful+HJ50ER Virginia House Joint Resolution No. 50, 21 January 2000
  2. [Social Security Death Index]