Ellamae Weaver

KERRVILLE Ellamae Sutherland Weaver, 84, a resident of Kerrville, TX, was born in Tonkawa, OK to John Bunyan and Margaret Ethel Burns Sutherland, both deceased. Also two brothers, John Bunyan Sutherland and David Burns Sutherland four sisters, Jessie Rae Sutherland, Hazel Beatrice Patterson, Ida Lou Collier, and Margaret Lavelle Darby, preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Christopher Lee Weaver, USMC, who was killed in Iraq in 2005.

She is survived by husband, Richard L Dick Weaver a brother, Jim Sutherland and his wife Doris, of Corpus Christi, TX and a sister Billie Ruth Emerson of Corpus Christi, TX. Her surviving blended family include four sons, Michael Glenn and wife Becki of Fort Worth, TX, John Glenn of Albuquerque, NM, David Weaver and wife Sharon of Fredericksburg, VA, and Richard D Weaver and wife Marilyn of Chula Vista, CA four daughters, Janell Morris and husband Mel of Albuquerque, NM, Pamela Holloman and husband Charlie of Westminster, CO, Barbara Ferrin and husband Allan of Bainbridge Island, WA, and Terri Adams of Issaquah, WA. She is also survived by 16 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

Ellamae spent more than 30 years as a Civil Service employee. Her experience in the Nuclear Weapons field, which included work with the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project AFSWP, Defense Atomic Support Agency DASA and the Defense Nuclear Agency DNA, culminated in her being selected as the first female Nuclear Safety Officer of a major U.S. Navy installation, a position she served for more than twelve years.

She was an Okie by birth and a Texan by heart
She practiced the Golden Rule every day of her life
She was a Scot by fate and a Baptist by Faith
She was a lover in fact and a hater never
She demanded of herself but never of others
Her love was given freely without the expectation of repayment
She was to commend and slow to condemn
She was always up and never down

She succumbed to the unfairness of life. But no longer suffers from the confusion of daily life, the paralysis of a stroke nor the harshness of tremors and scoliosis.

As I promised Sweetheart: in YOUR home, in YOUR bed.

In lieu of flowers, donations to The Fisher House, The Peterson Hospice or a charity of your choosing are suggested.

Memorial Services are pending at this time.

Arrangements are under the direction and personal care of the professionals at Kerrville Funeral Home. 830 8955111

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