Marian Ruth Weiss' Obituary
Marian Ruth Weiss, 86, left us peacefully in the early morning hours of a beautiful spring day in McLean on Thursday, March 10, 2016 with family at her side.
Marian was born at her parents’ home in Clarendon, Texas in the morning of August 10, 1929. She lived there until her family moved to Plainview, Texas prior to her 10th birthday. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1946. During her days in college, she earned her “MRS degree” as she put it when she was married to Earl Weiss of Plainview by her uncle, the Rev. Marcus Chunn. The new couple settled in Dallas where Marian gave birth in 1949 to her only child, Robert Earl Weiss. After the untimely death of her husband, Marian raised Bob in Amarillo where she served for years as the Executive Secretary for the Vice President of Bell Helicopter.
During her long productive life, Marian went from Clarendon to Antelope Flat to Hedley to Plainview to Dallas and to Amarillo. She then moved to Oklahoma City, Bolivia, OK then back to Texas in Borger, Amarillo, and eventually back to her birthplace of Clarendon.
She was known for her voracious appetite for books and her skilled hands in dealing with small details. Always enthusiastic for a stimulating conversation, she had a great talent for leaving others feeling good about themselves when they would leave her company. Her temperament was one of patience, dedication, and organization.
She is survived by her son, Robert Earl Weiss and his wife Jolene of Hedley, TX. Three grandchildren Amber Britton of Prague, OK, Tara Allred of Clarendon, TX, and Jeremy Hogan of Snyder, TX. She has seven great grandchildren. Also, she is survived by nephews Bruce L. Chunn and Dr. Mark Chunn of Arkansas as well as niece Cyndi (Chunn) Boles of Amarillo. There is an extensive list of cousins from the Chunn and Tomlinson sides as her father had 9 siblings and her mother had 6 siblings.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Weiss in 1953; her brother, Winfred L. Chunn; and her parents, Leldon Brockett Chunn and Mary Tomlinson Chunn, all of Amarillo. There is a very large number of her ancestors from Donley County, Texas where she will be laid to rest with her family.
Funeral services will be held Monday, March 14, 2016 at 10:00 am in Robertson Funeral Directors Saints Roost Chapel in Clarendon with Rev. Kirk Watson officiating.
Honorary pallbearers are Mark Chunn, Joseph Chunn, Joshua Allred, Mason Allred, Gary Stach, and Richard Boles.
The family will receive friends for a time of visitation Sunday evening at Robertson Funeral Directors in Clarendon from 4:00 until 6:00 pm.
Thank you all for helping with the opportunity to live, work, and raise a family as well as the opportunity to participate meaningfully in society. Thank you to those people not only who cared for her when she was sick, dying, and after death, but also to those who helped her along the way of life. The family would encourage you to support the research on Alzheimer’s disease.
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