Viola Webb is a person full of surprises. On the surface, she is a perfect lady. Beneath her sweet smile lie stubbornness, passion and a love for sports, horses and rodeo. But most of all, Viola loves Jesus Christ and missions.
Her love for Jesus and passion for missions fueled her as she served Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptists for 25 years. From 1959 to 1982, she served as executive director of Kansas-Nebraska Woman’s Missionary Union. After her retirement, she was active in her church until her health forced her to step back.
A Texas native, Viola was the oldest of eight children and had many of an oldest child’s responsibilities. She worked with her father in the fields during the week. Then on Saturdays, she did the ironing for her mother, using “sad irons” heated on a woodstove.
