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Marybel Weaver
Marybel Weaver, age 88, of Versailles, Ohio passed away on November 16,
2015 peacefully at her home. Marybel was born July 17, 1927 in
Willowdell, Ohio to the late Cleo Clyde & Nellie Bernice
(Christian) Schlecty.
Marybel is survived by son & daughter-in-law, Tim &
Kristin Weaver of Versailles; daughters & son-in-law, Jill Brown of
Houston, Texas and Beth & Clayton Watkins of Wheaton, Illinois.
Grandchildren are: Alexander John Weaver, Molly Elizabeth Weaver,
Timothy William Weaver, Samuel Foster Brown, John Foster Brown, William
Clayton Watkins and Olivia Marybeth Watkins. Brother &
sister-in-law Norman & Rochelle Schlecty of Yorkshire and many
nieces and nephews also survive her.
In addition to her parents, Marybel was preceded in death by her
husband of sixty-seven years, John D. Weaver, her daughter
Collette S. Weaver, and son-in-law Foster Edward Brown. Brothers
Dale, Paul and Raymond Schlecty, and sisters: Elsie Grilliot, Carol
Trittschuh, Mabel Cain and Leona Dickey all preceded her in death.
Brothers-in-law Robert Grilliot, Lloyd Trittschuh, George Cain, Harold
Dickey and sisters-in-law Imogene Schlecty, Juanita Schlecty and Margie
Schlecty also preceded her in death.
Marybel graduated from Versailles High School in 1945 and enjoyed
helping the committee plan class reunions. She graduated from Miami
Jacobs Business College and worked at Waco Glider Factory in Piqua.
Marybel was born, raised, and lived most of her life in Darke County.
She only left the area while her husband, John, attended Miami
University in Oxford, Ohio, and while John played a year of
professional football for the New York Bulldogs. She was a pie baker
who enjoyed nature and the outdoors and embraced her rural roots. She
traipsed through many woods questing for mushrooms and enjoyed wild
birds and flowers. She shared her love of nature with her children and
grandchildren. Marybel was always on the lookout for praying mantis,
caterpillars, or cocoons, and shared the wonder of butterflies and
moths with family and friends. Marybel enjoyed raising perennials -
especially peonies, and she studied Americana and historic buildings
and barns. She was a long-time member of Versailles Christian
Church and its Philathea Class. She was an avid fan of high
school, college, and professional sports and supported Versailles and
Miami University athletics.
A funeral service will be held at 11:30 A.M. on Saturday, November 21,
2015, at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church on St. Peters
Road in Versailles with Pastor Laura Shreffler officiating. Burial will
follow in Greenlawn Cemetery in Versailles. The family will receive
friends on Saturday from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. at Bailey Zechar Funeral
Home in Versailles. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St.
Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Friends of Hole Field or Save Our
Monarchs.org.
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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