Weaver, Leslie W. "Les"   	

GILMER - Funeral services for Leslie "Les" W. Weaver, of Gilmer, Texas, 
will be held at 2 p.m. today, April 21, 2007, at the Gilmer Church of 
Christ, with Jeff Procter officiating.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, April 23, 2007, at Moore 
Cemetery at 1219 North Davis in Arlington, Texas.

Mr. Weaver passed away Thursday, April 19, 2007, in Gilmer.

Our beloved Leslie "Les" W. Weaver passed from this life into his heavenly 
home Thursday, April 19, 2007. He had fought a courageous and inspiring 
4-1/2 year battle with heart disease. He never complained or felt sorry 
for himself, only continuing to believe in the power of God.

He was born February 5, 1937, in DeQueen, Arkansas, to Owen and Ella Weaver. 
He moved to Dallas in 1943, where he resided until April 1999, when he 
moved to Gilmer, Texas.

He graduated in 1955 from Grand Prairie High School and attended Arlington 
State College. He served eight years in the U.S. Air Force Reserves.

Mr. Weaver was an active member of the Gilmer and Turnpike Church of Christ, 
having served as a deacon over the missions ministry. He spent nearly all 
of his adult life involved in supporting foreign and local missionaries.

Mr. Weaver retired in 1994 after a 38-year career in production control with 
LTV/Vought Aircraft in Grand Prairie, Texas.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife of 32 years, Joan 
Prater Weaver.

He is survived by his wife, Marilyn of Gilmer; son, Keith Weaver and wife, 
Donna of Mansfield; daughter, Sharissa Paulger and husband, Brent of Lubbock; 
stepson, Jeff Chapman of Fayetteville, Ark.; sisters, Joyce Mastrouboni and 
husband, Gibby of Trinidad, Texas, Linda Weaver of Arlington, Texas, Kay 
Springer of Kemp, Texas, and Phyllis Kuster and husband, Uli of Arlington, 
Texas; his "pride and joy" grandchildren, Preston and Nolan Weaver of 
Mansfield, Texas, and Mariah and Seth Paulger of Lubbock, Texas; special 
uncle, Coleman McRae of DeQueen, Arkansas; mother-in-law, Edith Rogers of 
Corpus Christi, Texas; and numerous family members and friends who meant so 
much.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Missions Ministry at Gilmer 
Church of Christ, 612 Buffalo St., Gilmer, TX 75644; Heart'sWay Hospice of 
Longview; or a charity of your choice.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 4/21/2007.