Emerson Weaver

Mr. Emerson B. Weaver, age 75, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014, at his home in Brinson, Georgia. Services for Mr. Weaver will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 11, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. David Grubbs, Rev. Mark Worsley, and Rev. Jim Weaver will be officiating. Jacob Smith, Toby Barnett, McCall Burney, Terry Ulmer, Alan Weaver, Garrett Weaver, Bobby Smith, and Jess Anderson will serve as pallbearers. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday evening at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Emerson Bennie Weaver was born January 14, 1939, in Climax, Georgia, to Curtis Allison Weaver and Laura Moore Weaver. Emerson proudly served in the United States Air Force. He retired as a maintenance supervisor with Engelhard Mineral and Chemical Company. Emerson was a loving father and grandfather. His children and grandchildren were his world. He had a wonderful way of listening and dispensed great advice. Emerson had quite the sense of humor and gave a nickname to everyone he met. He truly found joy in all aspects of his life. He was married for 52 years to Jo-Ann Anderson Weaver. On August 31, 2011, Jo-Ann preceded Emerson in death, the family finds great comfort in knowing they are together once more. Emerson Weaver will be sorely missed by the family he loved so dearly. Emerson B. Weaver is survived by his daughter, Terri Schreeder and husband, Bob of Polk City, Florida; grandchildren, Jo-Lynn Naumann, Nikki Fogarty, Brooke Patisaul, Laura Leigh Smith, Taylor Weaver, Jacob Smith, and Toby Barnett; great-grandchildren, Dawson Clark, Gary Patisaul, Paige Patisaul, Brayden Naumann, and Abbie Newberry; also, son-in-law, Todd Sallas of Dothan, Alabama. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Jo-Ann; children, Ben Weaver and Tonya Weaver Sallas; and brother and sisters, Odell, Mildred, Evelyn, Willard, and William.