Mercedes JoAnne Weaver, 84, of rural North Manchester, Indiana, died at 1:40 a.m., Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at Wellbrooke of Wabash, Indiana. She was born January 30, 1932 in Wabash, to Carl and Elizabeth (Grimm) Long.
Mercedes was a 1949 graduate of Urbana High School. She married Roscoe Weaver in Richvalley, Indiana, on September 30, 1950. She worked at General Tire, in Wabash, retiring after 40 years. Mercedes was a member of St. Peters United Church of Christ in Urbana, and read Billy Graham devotionals daily. She enjoyed her flowers and gardening. Mercedes loved cats, dogs, and horses; Blaze was the best horse she ever had.
She is survived by her husband, Roscoe Weaver of rural North Manchester, 3 sons, David (Jackie) Weaver of Roann, Indiana, Doug (Julie) Weaver of Elkhart, Indiana, and Dean (Terri) Weaver of Wabash, 2 brothers, Robert (Jane) Long and Jerry (Lana) Long both of Wabash, 9 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 brothers, Danny Dean Long and Donald Eugene Long, and great-granddaughter, Olivia Weaver.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 12, 2016 at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, 122 State Road 13, Urbana, Indiana, with Pastor Larry Wade and Jackie Weaver officiating. Burial will be in Half Acre Cemetery, Wabash County. Friends may call 4-8 p.m., Thursday, August 11, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash.
Preferred memorial is the charity of the donor’s choice.