Webster G. MacCartee Sr., of Silverhill, Ala., formerly of Ellicott City, died June 9, 2008, at his residence. He was 87.

Born Nov. 10, 1920, in Washington, D.C., to Charles J. Sr. and Alice W. MacCartee, he graduated from Clarksville High School in 1939.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1952, and was based at Fort Campbell, Ky., while serving in the Korean War as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division, dubbed the "Screaming Eagles." He was discharged after three years of service.

He married Min Pettit in 1952.

Mr. MacCartee worked as a dairy farmer in both Howard and Frederick counties during the early 1940s. During that time, he rented a farm in Ellicott City, where he raised a herd of cows. While a resident of Alabama, he owned and operated the Minamac Wild Flower Bog.

Family members recall that he was a member and former president of the Ayrshire Breeders Association. Mr. MacCartee was also a cattle judge for different fairs in Howard County, and an avid square dancer. He was a member of square dancing groups in Howard County and Alabama.

He was predeceased by a brother, Charles J. MacCartee Jr.

In addition to his wife of 55 years, Mr. MacCartee is survived by two daughters and two sons-in-law, Joy and Fletcher Eyster, of Napa Valley, Calif., and Alice and James Brown, of Pensacola, Fla.; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Webster G. MacCartee Jr., of Daphne, Ala., and Matthew H. and Rebecca MacCartee, of Haddock, Ga.; a sister, Ida M. Anthony, of Ellicott City; two close family friends, Henry R. Wehland, of Catonsville, and Shirley W. Carter, of Ellicott City; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

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