Schley-Sumter County GaArchives Obituaries.....Weaver, Martha Jane Manning December 19, 2011
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Americus Times-Recorder  Dec. 21, 2011
Mrs. Martha Jane Manning Weaver, age 78, passed away Monday afternoon, 
December 19, 2011, at Perfect Care in Americus, Ga. after a short illness. A 
memorial service will be held Saturday, January 7, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. in the 
chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. A graveside service is planned for 4:00 
p.m. that day at Ellaville City Cemetery in Ellaville, Ga. with Rev. William 
Herndon officiating.
 Mrs. Weaver was born November 2, 1933, in Schley County, Ga, the daughter of 
the late Rupert Merlee Etheredge Manning and Simpson Alonzo Manning. She was 
the youngest of seven children. Mrs. Weaver was a longtime teacher in the 
area. She first taught at East Crisp High School and then at New Era in Sumter 
County in the 1950s. She taught at Americus High School, 1962-1970. In the 
1970s and 1980s she taught at Central Junior High, Staley High School, and 
Southland Academy. She worked for the Ga. Dept. of Labor, 1985-86. She was a 
beloved teacher and mentor, and had fond memories of all of her students. She 
was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Americus.
 Mrs. Weaver is survived by her daughter, Lee Ann Weaver Behsmann and her 
husband, Bill, of Colorado Springs, Colo., son, James [Jim] Herchel Weaver, 
Jr. and his wife, Betty, of Jasper, Ga., brother, Norman Manning, and wife, 
Beverly, of Waleska, Ga., brother-in-law, Walter Weaver, and wife, Martha, of 
Chattanooga, Tenn., grandchildren, Katie Weaver, Kelly Weaver and fiancé, 
Trevor, Jessica Weaver Burgess and husband, Eric, and Nathan Weaver, and great-
grandchildren, Jack Turner and Raleigh Burgess. She is also survived by many 
cousins, nieces and nephews. Mrs. Weaver was preceded in death by her beloved 
husband James [Jimmy] Herchel Weaver. They were married on May 5, 1955, and 
were married for 44 years until his death in 1999.
 Memorial contributions may be made to Multiple Sclerosis Association of 
America (MSAA) 706 Haddonfield Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 or to United 
Hospice of Cordele, 708 E. 16th Ave. Cordele, Ga. 31015. Aldridge Funeral 
Services, 612 Rees Park, is in charge of these arrangements. To sign the on 
line guest book and express your own special thoughts and memories, go to 
www.aldridgefuneralservices.com.

 


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