Roland S. Weaver, Jr.

Roland S. Weaver, Jr., 87, formerly of the Beattie, KS, area, died January 16, 2013 at Clarinda, IA. Visitation was Sunday, January 20, noon until 9 p.m., at Kinsley Mortuary. A funeral service was held at 10 a.m., Monday, January 21, at Kinsley Mortuary. Rev. Susan Montgomery officiated. Jane Sedlacek was the organist. Music inlcuded "Old Rugged Cross" and "Amazing Grace". The pallbearers were Stan Weaver, Jacob Weaver, Jordan Weaver and Scott Van Raden. Burial was in Beattie Union Cemetery. Roland was born September 2, 1925, in the family home near Beattie. His parents were Roland Stanley Weaver, Sr., and Clara Mary Amelia Scholz Weaver. He grew up on the family farm near Beattie and went to Axtell High School. In 1950, Roland married Della Maye Ryan/Spradley. In 1951, he graduated from Kansas State University with a B.A. degree in Agricultural Economics. He worked in sales for a pharmaceutical company, Goodyear, Boeing, Beechcraft, Cessna, a John Deere dealership in Cadwell, KS, several years with custom combining crews, was a handyman in the Topeka area and was an all around mechanical genius. He was preceded in death by his parents; and five sisters, Joy Chesnee, Edna Eileen Kinney, Mary Anna Weir, Maxine Kewley and Caryl Jones. Survivors include one brother, Raymond Louis (Donna) Weaver; brother-in-law, Don Jones (Caryl); son Roland S. Weaver III (Pam); three grandchildren, Jacob Aaron (Kimberly), Jordan Adam and Jaclyn Annette (Scott) Van Raden; thirteen nieces and nephews. Kinsley Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Roland S. Weaver, Jr., please visit our flower store.