# Roy L. Webber

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Roy L. Webber 33rd & 40th Mayor of Roanoke, Virginia In office September 1, 1968 – October 18, 1975 Preceded by Benton O. Dillard Succeeded by Noel C. Taylor In office September 1, 1949 – August 31, 1954 Preceded by Williams P. Hunter Succeeded by Robert W. Woody Personal details Born Roy L. Webber (1904-11-07)November 7, 1904 Died October 1975(1975-10-00) (aged 70)

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

Webber was a [florist](/source/Florist) and the business he established in Roanoke carried his name until its closure in 2008. [U.S. Route 220](/source/U.S._Route_220_(Virginia)) from the end of [Interstate 581](/source/Interstate_581_(Virginia)) at [State Route 24](/source/State_Route_24_(Virginia)) (Elm Avenue) through the road's interchange with [State Route 419](/source/State_Route_419_(Virginia)) was named the **Roy L. Webber Expressway** in his honor.

Webber appeared in a scene in the 1972 [Elvis Presley](/source/Elvis_Presley) documentary film *[Elvis On Tour](/source/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.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Virginia House Joint Resolution No. 50, 21 January 2000](http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?001+ful+HJ50ER)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Social Security Death Index](/source/Social_Security_Death_Index)

Preceded by Williams P. Hunter Roanoke, Virginia Mayor 1949-1954 Succeeded by Robert W. Woody Preceded by Benton Dillard Roanoke, Virginia Mayor 1968-1975 Succeeded by Noel C. Taylor

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