Mrs. Joan G. (Morris) Weaver

February 25, 1929. Joan was the eldest child of Grady Morris and Ella Mondrick Morris. In 1932

Joan, her parents, and her little brother William (Bob) moved to Decatur, Texas. Joan took piano

lessons and their father owned and ran a jewelry store on the town square. Joan’s brother,

Gerald Brooks, was born in 1933. The family relocated to Dallas in 1943.

Joan graduated from Sunset High School in 1947 and eloped with Rollon Weaver in December

1947. They had two daughters, Teresa Weaver Harlan and Linda Weaver Tieken. Because of

her husband’s military career, Joan and her family lived in many places including Dallas, Waco,

El Paso, and Midland, Texas; Augusta, Georgia; Dundalk, Maryland; Pacific Grove, California;

and Stuttgart, Germany. During their years in Germany in the mid-1950’s, Joan and Rollon

travelled with their young daughters to Switzerland, Austria, France, and the Netherlands. Joan

loved art, and she visited the Louvre museum in Paris in 1957.

Joan was interested in fashion and she was a stylish dresser. She loved to design clothing, and

she was an excellent seamstress. Joan sewed many clothes for her daughters, including a

wedding dress that she made from a drawing in a magazine.

Joan was creative and she would try almost any craft project. She loved to use spray paint.

Joan enjoyed decorating her home which was always clean and beautiful. Her favorite color was

ivory.

Joan loved music, especially classical. She had a good memory and knew the words to many of

the pop songs from the 1930’s, 1940’s and 1950’s. She loved to sing and play Canasta.

Joan worked as a bank teller and in various sales and customer service positions, including as a

successful Avon lady in El Paso in the late 1950’s. Later in life, Joan enjoyed her administrative

work and her friends and colleagues at Mountain View Junior College. She was fortunate to

have many years of retirement and good health. Joan lived in her home in Oak Cliff for 54 years.

She is survived by her two daughters; her brother, Gerald; four grandchildren; three

great-grandchildren; her cousin, Althea Mondrick Cooper, and Althea’s husband, Archie Cooper.

Another great-grandchild is due soon. Joan was particularly grateful for the kind support and

friendship of her neighbors, Edward Abenante, and Adrian and Gracie Gonzales.

After an accident in her home, Joan’s final year was a difficult one. We are thankful that she is at

peace. The family appreciates the care provided to Joan by the wonderful staff at Lavendale

Assisted Living Facility and at Total Hospice and Palliative Care. We are grateful to Archie

Cooper for conducting funeral services for Joan.

If you want to make a charitable contribution in Joan’s memory, the family recommends the

Epilepsy Foundation or the American Kidney Fund.