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'''Perry Flynt Webb, Jr.'''(February 9, 1925 – May 14, 2016), was a Southern [[Baptist]] minister for seventy-four years in [[Texas]], [[Georgia]], and [[Louisiana]].

'''Perry Flynt Webb, Jr.'''(February 9, 1925 – May 14, 2016), was a Southern [[Baptist]] minister for seventy-four years in [[Texas]], [[Georgia]], and [[Louisiana]].

Webb was born to Perry Webb, Sr., and the former Thelma Fern Stahl in Malvern, [[Arkansas]], where he resided prior to moving to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and [[San Antonio]], Texas, where he graduated from the Texas Military Institute. In 1946, he received his undergraduate degree from Baptist-affiliated [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco]], Texas. In 1949, he received his graduate degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Institute in [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]]. He began preaching in 1942 and as a seminary student was the pastor of a church in east central [[Illinois]]. From 1949 to 1952, he was the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Poteet in Atascosa County near San Antonio. He then proceeded to FBC in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana, from 1952 to 1964, FBC in Albany, Georgia, from 1964 to 1975, and FBC in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana, from 1975 until 1988.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=perry-flynt-webb&pid=180029112&fhid=10224#sthash.vCO6nPB5.dpuf|title=Perry Webb obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=May 18, 2016|accessdate=February 28, 2017}}</ref>

Webb was born to Perry Webb, Sr., and the former Thelma Fern Stahl in Malvern, [[Arkansas]], where he resided prior to moving to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and [[San Antonio]], Texas, at which he graduated from the Texas Military Institute. In 1946, he received his undergraduate degree from Baptist-affiliated [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco]], Texas. In 1949, he received his graduate degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Institute in [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]]. He began preaching in 1942 and as a seminary student was the pastor of a church in east central [[Illinois]]. From 1949 to 1952, he was the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Poteet in Atascosa County near San Antonio. He then proceeded to FBC in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana, from 1952 to 1964, FBC in Albany, Georgia, from 1964 to 1975, and FBC in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana, from 1975 until 1988.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=perry-flynt-webb&pid=180029112&fhid=10224#sthash.vCO6nPB5.dpuf|title=Perry Webb obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=May 18, 2016|accessdate=February 28, 2017}}</ref>

Webb served in a plethora of Baptist offices, including for two years the presidency of the Louisiana Baptist Convention. While at FBC in Natchitoches, he helped to construct the first off-campus facilities of the Baptist Student Union for Northwestern State University.  While in Albany, Georgia, he was a member of the executive board of the Georgia Baptist Convention. He served in the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], based in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]. For fifteen years he was a trustee and for two years the board chairman of his alma mater, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kentucky. He was also a trustee of Louisiana College in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], Louisiana and Tift College, a private women's liberal arts school in Forsyth, Georgia. He was a member and past president of the Baylor Alumni Association.<ref name=obit/>

Webb served in a plethora of Baptist offices, including for two years the presidency of the Louisiana Baptist Convention. While at FBC in Natchitoches, he helped to construct the first off-campus facilities of the Baptist Student Union for Northwestern State University.  While in Albany, Georgia, he was a member of the executive board of the Georgia Baptist Convention. He served in the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], based in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]. For fifteen years he was a trustee and for two years the board chairman of his alma mater, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kentucky. He was also a trustee of Louisiana College in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], Louisiana and Tift College, a private women's liberal arts school in Forsyth, Georgia. He was a member and past president of the Baylor Alumni Association.<ref name=obit/>