Dorothy Goodman Weaver

Dorothy Goodman Weaver KINGSPORT, Tenn. Dorothy Goodman Weaver went home to be with the Lord, Sept. 16, 2010, close to midnight after an extended illness. She is preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Harry C. Weaver Sr.; her parents, William Lee and Sarah Catherine Isley Goodman; three brothers, Cecil, Clarence and William Lee Jr.; and four sisters, Evalee Barker, Juanita Casteel, Pauline Goodman and Gladys Moody. She is survived by her five children: Garry L. Weaver and wife, Judy, of Knoxville, Tenn.,Judy McKenzie and husband, Larry, Lynda Hilton and husband, Larry, and Harry C. Weaver Jr. and wife, Kelly, all of Kingsport; Rebecca Miller-Jackson and husband, Mike, of Piney Flats, Tenn.; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and she is also survived by one sister, Hazel Moretz of Bristol Virginia, and several nieces and nephews. She was a homemaker and seamstress she spent lots of time with family and friends. Raising a large family of five by raising a garden and storing food stuff to feed a big family through the winters surely kept her busy, so it is hard for any of us to know how she was able to get everything done that she accomplished. She was a charter member of Indian Springs Baptist Church, choir member, Sunday school teacher, junior choir director and worked in vacation Bible school in the summers for the children of the church. She was also a member of the Liberty Chapter No. 198 Order of the Eastern Star, Kingsport. The family will be receiving friends Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, from 2-5 p.m. at Indian Springs Baptist Church, Kingsport. The funeral service will be conducted by Dr. Roc Collins and Brother Mike Morgan at 5 p.m. with special music provided by Paul Patterson. A graveside service will be conducted Monday, Sept. 19, 2010, at 10 a.m. at East Lawn Memorial Park, Garden of the Good Shepherd, Kingsport. Pallbearers as requested by our mother will be her six grandsons: Michael G. Weaver, Bradley W. McKenzie, Jordan A. Weaver, Clinton L. Miller, Paul S. Miller and Jacob Michael Weaver. We, the family, would like to thank our church family at Indian Springs Baptist Church and all our friends for all the cards, flowers and notes of encouragement sent to Mother and those who have continued to keep mother and all of us in their prayers through Mother's extended illness. We would not have made it through without the Lord's presence all around us while Mother was so sick. We request that, in lieu of flowers, anyone who would like to honor the life of our Mother, please make donations to the building fund of Indian Springs Baptist Church or to Amedisys Hospice Group who cared for Mother while in Preston Place Suites, Kingsport, Tn. East Lawn Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the Weaver family. Please visit our website www.eastlawnkingsport.com to leave condolence for the Weaver family.