ALVARADO — Eleanor Weatherby, 76, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mayfield Kiser Funeral Home in Burleson. Interment: 3 p.m. Thursday in Waco Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Eleanor was born May 16, 1935, to Opal Warren and Lon Leo Judd in Houston. She graduated from Lorena High School in 1953. Eleanor attended Baylor University from 1953 to 1955. Eleanor received her B.S. in education from North Texas State University in 1960. She received her reading specialist certification in 1980 from Wichita State University and her master’s of education administration in 1981. Eleanor then received her master’s of educational psychology with emphasis on gifted education from Wichita State University. She was a member of Phi Delta Kappa National Fraternity, newsletter editor for two years and a member of the Baylor Chapter since 1984. Eleanor organized the McPherson, Kan., branch of the International Reading Association of which she served as the first president and was also the Centex Reading Association officer and newsletter editor. She was a former member of National Education Association, YMCA Board, Hutchinson, Kan., and a member of D.A.R. Elizabeth Gordon Bradley Chapter in Waco. She was a former member of United Methodist Church of Hutchinson, Kan., and served on the education committee. Eleanor served on the pastor parish relations committee at the United Methodist Church in Hewitt and was presently a member of the First United Methodist Church of Mansfield. She retired after teaching 29 years in Kansas and Texas, with the last 10 years in Waco public schools. She was preceded in death by brother, Charles H. Judd. Survivors: Her husband, Charles Weatherby; children, Glenn David and Donald Wayne Weatherby, Jean Kay Slick and Danielle Weatherby Werner; sister-in-law, Diana Judd of Waco; eight grandchildren, Blake David Weatherby, Olivia Louise Weatherby, Marshall James Weatherby, Ashley Nicole Slick, Terri Jean Slick, Preston Charles Weatherby, Isabella Maria Weatherby; stepgrandchildren, Candy Sampson, Randy Sampson and Ryan Strianese; two nephews; and one niece.
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to the weatherby family our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.i will miss eleanor so much but we all know that she will always be with us…my other mother is an angle in gods army..love you and will miss you
I will miss Eleanor’s wonderful smile and sense of humor. She was a beautiful person inside and out! My deepest sympathy to Charles and family. I loved her and will always think of her fondly. May God Bless and keep her loving family.
Eleanor was one of the finest people I will ever know. She truly will be missed by everyone. She taught me the meaning of acceptance, how to have a generous spirit, and persistence. She was not my mother by blood or birth, but will always be my mother in my heart.
Words cannot express the deepest sympathy we send to the entire family. We’ll carry you in our prayers. May God’s strength see you through at this difficult time.
Sweet Sweet Eleanor will be truly missed by all who knew her. A true Christian and wonderful wife, mother, sister, aunt, cousin, etc. and loved loved family!
Our heart is breaking , but know Eleanor is with our heavenly Father rejoicing! Much love to all the Weatherby’s.
We will miss Eleanor’s beautiful smile and wonderful sense of humor. She was such a joy. It is comforting to know she is now in the arms of our Lord.
Charles, you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
Our hearts go out to Eleanor’s family for your loss. It hurts us all that we cannot be with you today in this time of sorry. Eleanor & Charles have been the “rocks” that have kept our extended Weatherby family together and in touch with each other over many years by hosting our annual reunions. Since moving to Reno, Nevada they have opened their homes to us when we were able to come to Texas. The family’s visits to us here in Nevada mean more than you will ever know.
Eleanor assumed the role of family historian and discovered many relatives and forefathers we would never have known about without her passion and research.We will all miss her very much. God bless you all.