Charles Horace Weaver

Dr. Charles H. Weaver was born in Statesville, NC on November 11, 1927. He was a faithful and devoted husband for 58 years, a loving father for 50 years and an adoring grandfather for 8 years. Lung cancer took his life on May 13, 2014.

His life followed his family’s tradition of service to others, encompassing 45 years in education. He graduated from Statesville High School in 1947, and then from Wofford College (B.A.) in 1951. His first teaching job was at Oak Ridge Military Academy. While there, he met his beloved Nancy, and married her in 1955. He then graduated from Columbia University (M.A.) in 1956 and obtained his Ph.D. in education from the University of North Carolina in 1961. Shortly thereafter, he began his public education career as a teacher. He & Nancy had their son Charles (Jr.) in 1964 while in Asheboro, NC. Dr. Weaver rose through the ranks as an Assistant Principal, Principal, and Assistant Superintendent. In 1965, he became Superintendent of Schools in Pasquotank County. He became Superintendent in Burke County in 1969. In 1979, he joined the state Department of Education in Raleigh. He retired in 1995 as Assistant State Superintendent in the Department of Public Instruction.

Dr. Weaver was a life-long Methodist and a liberal Democrat. He was an ardent supporter and defender of public education. He pitied education’s reactionary enemies while working steadfastly to enlighten their children.

Dr. Weaver enjoyed learning about the universe and its origins. He strived to understand the Creator’s purpose for humanity, and the mechanics by which the cosmos operated. He favored the poetry of Emily Dickinson, Alfred Tennyson, and Kahlil Gibran. He read voraciously until retinitis pigmentosa diminished his eyesight, preferring biographies, history, and science texts to fiction. He loved science-fiction movies. His closest, dearest friends were his brothers Stacy and Walter. Among them, he was as happy as a child on Christmas morning.

Dr. Weaver is survived by his wife Nancy Weaver;his son Charles H. Weaver, Jr., his daughter-in-law Dana Weaver; and his granddaughter Audrey Weaver. Dr. Weaver is also survived by his younger brother L. Stacy Weaver, Jr., of Fayetteville, NC.

The family will receive visitors at Edenton Street Methodist Church in Raleigh, NC, on Friday May 16th at 1:30 p.m. The funeral service will follow at 2:30 p.m. Burial will follow the service at Oakwood Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that those who would honor Dr. Weaver’s life make a donation to Transitions LifeCar (formerly Hospice of Wake County),or the American Cancer Society.

Arrangements by BrownWynne Funeral Home, Saint Mary’s St., Raleigh.