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Submitted: 10/22/10 • Approved: 9/27/18 • Last Updated: 9/30/18 • R396608-G191308-S3
Cecil 18 Jul 1907 - 13 Jun 1990
Louise 27 Apr 1911 - 19 Oct 2010 obituary
Marriage: 12 Nov 1933 Book W-02 recorded Lawrence County, Arkansas
Charles Cecil Weir son of Robert Sloan Weir and Mary West (Rainwater) Weir. Louise Lee (Brightwell) Weir daughter of Louis Frank Beach her stepfather was Benjamin O Brightwell and mother, Florence (Norris) Brightwell.
Louise Lee Weir
Louise Lee Weir, 99, of Walnut Ridge, died Oct. 19, 2010, at Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehab.
Born April 27, 1911, in Sharp County, she was the daughter of B.O. and Florence Brightwell. She was a childcare giver in her home for several generations and was a lifelong member of the Imboden Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Weir; two daughters, Mary Ella Weir and Joann Weir Starr; five sisters, Agnus Keanon, Ruby Bilbrey, Lellian Bratcher, Avis Stovall and Maxine Morganella; and three brothers, Ancil Brightwell, Owen Beach and Allen Brightwell.
Survivors include a brother, Eugene Brightwell and wife Geneva, Imoboden; a sister, Imogene Hancock, Walnut Ridge; three grandchildren, James Weir and wife Yolanda, Walnut Ridge, Becky Ewart and husband Steve, Jonesboro, and Randy "Mooney" Starr and wife Connie, Batesville; a son-in-law, Herbert Starr, Jonesboro; five great-grandsons; and a great-great-granddaughter.
Funeral is Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at the Imboden Church of Christ with ministers Wayne Herrin and Herbert Starr officiating. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery at Imboden under the direction of Higginbotham Funeral Service.
Visitation will be Thursday from 2:30 p.m. until time of the service.
Pallbearers will be Mitchell Weir, Matthew Weir, James David Weir, Cory McDaniel, Mooney Starr and Jarrett Carter.
An online guestbook is available at www.higginbothamfuneralservice.com.
Obituary provided courtesy of The Times Dispatch Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas published 20 Oct 2010.
Contributed on 10/22/10 by denise.bratcher63
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