Jessie Jay Weaver

Jessie Jay Weaver, 69, of Tulsa, Okla., passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at his home. Jessie was born Aug. 21, 1942, in Short, Okla., to Lee Monroe Weaver and Lucy Jane (Alverson) Weaver. Jessie was an avid sportsman and played basketball for the Pea Ridge Blackhawks. He graduated high school in Pea Ridge, Ark., and married Carol Sue Foster. They were married for 40 years. Of that union two wonderful children were born, daughter, Becky, and son, Michael. Jessie worked at Daisy BB before enlisting in the Army. After leaving Northwest Arkansas, he worked as a computer analyst for Rockwell, Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems before his retirement in 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Lucy Weaver; a brother, Virgil Weaver; and sister-in-law, Helen Weaver; three sisters, 3-month-old Mary Weaver, Minnie Newman and Verbie Messick. He is survived by Brenda S. Weaver and daughter, Ashley Lee of the home. He is also survived by his two children, with Carol Sue Foster Weaver, Becky and Michael, and Michael's two boys, Christopher and Caleb Weaver, all of Tulsa; his two brothers, Bill and Clara Weaver and Vernon and Harriet Weaver, both of Rogers, Ark.; and his sister, Jewel Partain of Westville, Okla.; and many, many nephews and nieces, as well as his lifelong friend, Jimmy Beaver. Jessie had a large extended family and many friends. Visitation will be 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, 2012, and funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, both at Add'Vantage Funeral Service, 9761 E. 31st St., Tulsa, Okla. Interment will be at Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Hwy. 75 North at the 126th Street exit. Arrangements are under the direction of Gary Kelley's Add'Vantage Funeral Service. www.garykelleyfunerals.com. Condolences may be posted on the guestbook on this page.