PAULINE WEAVER

PAULINE WEAVER Cottonwood Falls Dateline Pauline Weaver, 81, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at the Golden Living Center of Chase County in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. A graveside celebration of life service will be held Saturday, March 15, 2008, at 2:00 P.M. at Prairie Grove Cemetery in rural Cottonwood Falls, Kansas with Pastor Rick Smith officiating. The eulogy was to be given by Johnny Western, a D.J., with KFDI Country radio station; however, due to scheduling conflicts, he will not be there for the service. The daughter of Ralph and Nellie Parrish Bixler, Pauline was born June 26, 1926, at Greencastle, Indiana. She and Dwight Weaver were married February 23, 1951, at Marion, Kansas. He died August 19, 1999. Pauline was a homemaker and her family was very important to her. She also worked as a Certified Nurse’s Aide, at the then Beverly Enterprise nursing facility in Cottonwood Falls. She enjoyed her work and it was hard for her to "retire" due to her health. She was a charter member of the KFDI Country club and was the first person to call when the radio station came on the air in 1964. She always answered her telephone, "KFDI’s gonna’ make me rich!" and if anyone else answered her phone, they better answer it with those words. She is survived by sons: Roger L. Weaver of Cottonwood Falls and Steven C. Weaver of Colorado Springs, CO.; a daughter, Roberta L. Souders of Wheeling, MO.; a step-son, DeWayne D. Weaver of AZ.; a sister, Katherine Simmerman of Greencastle, IN.; a half-brother, Arthur Synder of Brazil, IN.; six grandchildren: Valeria Weaver, Jennifer Weaver, Tony Bowen, Tracy Bowen, and Todd Bowen; and one step-granddaughter, Karen Stebbens. She was preceded in death by step-daughters: JoAnn Archer and Carolyn Thornton; sisters: Annie Hunter, Ellie Bixler, and Ruth Addy; brothers: Ralphie Bixler and Robert Bixler. The family will meet friends Friday, 6:00 until 7:30 P.M. at the Brown-Bennett-Alexander Funeral Home in Cottonwood Falls. Friends may call Friday, 9:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. and Saturday, 9:00 A.M. until noon. Messages to the family may be sent to www.brown-bennett-alexander.com. Memorial contributions to the H. Dale Buck Animal Welfare Memorial Fund, Inc., American Cancer Society, or American Heart Association may be sent in care of the funeral home, 201 Cherry, Cottonwood Falls, KS. 66845.

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