Dr. Rev. Gordon E. Weightman

June 14, 2011

Rev. Dr. Gordon E. Weightman, 54, of Kingston, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011, in Community Medical Center, Scranton. Gordon was born in Wilkes-Barre and was a son of the late Gordon and Luella Roth Weightman. Upon moving to Kingston, Gordon was a graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School, Plymouth, and Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School, Kingston. Gordon earned his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees of Divinity in 1983 from Oral Roberts University. In 1991, he received a Doctoral Degree in Divinity from Drew University. Affectionately known as "Pastor Gordie," he dedicated his life to the ministry. Most recently the pastor of the Wyoming United Methodist Church, Gordie was ordained as an Elder in the United Methodist Church and served 10 churches in Northeastern Pennsylvania during his 27-year career. Gordie loved music and was a talented trumpeter who enjoyed playing at church services and especially at the Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Dynamics, a local rock band that toured during the late 1970s, and was principal trumpet in the Oral Roberts University Orchestra. Gordie was a sports enthusiast. He particularly loved baseball and played center field on local American Legion teams. A beloved husband, father, and Pop-Pop, he is survived by his wife, Atty. Christine E. McLaughlin, Kingston; daughter Bryanne D. Chandler, D.D.S., and her husband, David J. Chandler, Avon, Conn.; son Gordon M. Weightman and his wife, Alexis E. Weightman, Denver, Colo.; his grandsons, Gabriel and Noah Chandler; as well as his aunt, Alice Sooby, Wilkes-Barre. Funeral Services for Gordon will be held at 11 a.m. Friday from the Wyoming United Methodist Church, 376 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, with the Rev Dr. Daniel Ling and the Rev. Gregory Myers officiating. Interment will be private. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. this evening at the Hugh P. Boyle & Son Funeral Home Inc., 416 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, and from 10 a.m. until time of service Friday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wyoming United Methodist Church, 376 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, PA 18644; Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School, 201 N. Sprague Ave., Kingston, PA 18704; or the Hoyt Library, 284 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704.