Wilbert Ray Babb

SERVICES: 2:00 PM Friday, February 14, 2003, at the Central Baptist Church, with Dr. Derrell Monday, pastor, and Rev. Rick Parnell, associate pastor, officiating.<br><br>BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. <br><br>BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Babb was born November 3, 1930 at Old Alluwe, Oklahoma, to W. L. & Mae Babb. His family came to Pampa in 1942 when he was 12 years old. He was baptized in the Church of Christ as a young teenager and attended the Central Baptist Church. He graduated from Pampa High School in 1948 and worked at several meat markets in Pampa. He married Roberta Silcott on June 3, 1951 and went to work for Ideal Food Stores in 1952 as a butcher. Ideal moved him to Dalhart in 1954 as their youngest market manager. He moved to Liberal, Kansas in 1954, to Enid, Oklahoma in 1961, and again to Liberal in 1966. He was head of the meat departments for 20 years until Ideal sold their stores in 1984. He returned to Pampa in 1984, and began Babb Portable Buildings with his son, Curtis. He served in the National Guard for 13 years. The highlight of his day was his grandchildren, and going to coffee with his friends.<br><br>SURVIVORS: His wife Roberta of 51 years of the home. Daughter: Susan Ratzlaff of Pampa. Son & Daughter-in-Law: Curtis & Christine Babb of Pampa. Sister & Brother-in-Law: Frances & Lonnie Richardson of Boise City, Oklahoma. 3 Grandchildren: Tacy Lamb and her husband Jay, and K'Lee Ratzlaff, all of Spearman, and Dustin Stoddard of Pampa. 5 Great-Grandchildren: Mackenzie Powell, Rion Broome, and Chelsey Lamb, all of Spearman, Alexis Stoddard of Pampa, and Jacob Stoddard of Clarendon. Several nieces and nephews. <br><br>MEMORIALS: Central Baptist Church, 513 E. Francis, Pampa, Texas 79065.<br>