OwanaWeatherley

Owana M. Weatherley, 94, of Commerce, Texas, a former Celeste resident, died at her home, Friday, October 31, 2008.  Funeral services will be Monday, November 3, 2008, at 2:00 PM in Coker-Mathews Chapel with Rev. John Wade officiating.  Burial will be in Caddo Mills IOOF Cemetery.

Mrs. Weatherley was born in Greenville, Texas, August 23, 2008, the daughter of Andrew F. and Eula Clarkston Robinson.  On March 16, 1940, in Hope, Arkansas, she married Thomas B. Weatherley, Jr.  She was a retired Elementary School Teacher and a member of the First United Methodist Church, Celeste, Texas.  She was a member of the Celeste Thursday Club, Celeste Coffee Club and Hogeye Community Center.

Mrs. Weatherley is survived by her daughter, Linda M. Hicks and her husband Terry of Celeste; son, Michael A. Weatherley and his wife Nancy of Van Alstyne; brother, A. F. Robinson, Jr. of Greenville; sisters, Jerri Howard of Montgomery, Texas and Estella Griggs of Houston; seven grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and sisters-in-law Frances Hamilton of Greenville and Mildred Kohn of McKinney.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas B. Weatherley in 1983; sons, Jerry Glen Weatherley in 1985 and Thomas R. Weatherley in 1999; a grandson, Aaron Weatherley in 1988; and her parents, Andrew and Eula Robinson.

Pallbearers will be Stephen Weatherley, Chris Weatherley, Cliff Clark, Scott Hicks, Lance Hicks and Jimmy Hamilton.

Visitation will be Sunday, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home.