Funeral Set for Former NSU President Randall Webb

Funeral arrangements have been made for Northwestern State University's longest-serving president.

Dr. Randall Webb's funeral will be held Monday, November 23, at 10 a.m. in Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus. State Senator Gerald Long and the Reverend Thomas Rush will officiate. Visitation is Sunday from 3-6 p.m. in the Prather Coliseum arena.

Webb died Wednesday in Shreveport after a lengthy illness. He was 72. He's survived by his wife, Brenda Webb of Shreveport; his daughters, Tamara Gatewood and husband Reggie of McKinney, Texas, and Lauren Simokaitis and husband Nick of Crestwood, Missouri; grandchildren Tyler Gatewlld, Ava Gatewood, Nicholas Simokaitis and Benjamin Simokaitis; his mother-in-law Louise Williams, and brother-in-law Joel Williams and wife Sylvia.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Dr. Randall and Brenda Webb Endowed Scholarship, Office of University Advancement, 535 University Parkway, Natchitoches, LA 71497.