Jimmy Boyce Weger, 81, of Powderly, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at Medical City Plano. Bright-Holland Funeral Home has scheduled graveside services for 3:00 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24th at Red Hill Cemetery with Rev. Mark Sanders officiating. The family will receive friends from 4 – 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mr. Weger, the son of E. F. Weger & Alice Vaught Weger, was born June 21, 1941, in Childress, Texas. On July 27, 1963, he married Roylene Chaffin, building 59 years of family and memories. His career in aviation spanned many years. Jimmy was an inspector for the FAA, a commercial pilot, and an aircraft mechanic. He built a number of aircraft over the years. Jimmy worked at Flying Tiger Air Museum where he maintained & flew World War II aircraft. His parents and a daughter, Wendy Thompson, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Roylene Weger, three sons, Jimmy C. Weger & wife Joletta, Joseph Weger & wife Laura, and Joshua Weger & wife Ashley, one daughter, Jennifer Ellison, a sister, Betty White, a niece & nephew, Carmen Fitzgerald and Eddie Wayne White along with 10 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and a host of friends. Casket bearers will be: Jimmy C. Weger, Joseph Weger, Joshua Weger, T. L. Reavis, Johnny Reavis, and Jerry Reavis.
