Hugh "Curt" Weaver

1923 - 2014

Hugh "Curt" Weaver, 90, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014, after a lengthy illness. Funeral: Eucharist service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Trinity Episcopal Church, 509 W. Pine St., Hattiesburg, Miss. Interment: Highland Cemetery, 3401 W. Seventh St., Hattiesburg. Visitation: 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Curt was born Aug. 14, 1923. His loving mother passed away at an early age, and he was sent to get a first-class education at Kiski Preparatory School in Saltsburg, Pa. While at Kiski, Curt excelled academically and was editor of the school newspaper. He developed a lifelong love of literature and poetry while at Kiski, and he spoke fondly of his time spent at the school. Curt also attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Curt was a proud pilot of a B-24 Liberator during World War II. He served in the 461st Bombardment Group H and was part of the 767th Squadron of the U.S. Army Air Corps, also known as the "Liberaiders." Following his service, he met a debutante named Olive Pillsbury in Fort Worth and married her. They had three sons, Hugh Curtiss Weaver II, John Ryan Weaver and Evans Pillsbury Weaver. The couple lived in Wichita Falls, where Curt worked at National Oil Co. with his father-in-law, but the marriage did not last. Curt continued working in the oil business as an independent oil operator in the NBC building in New Orleans, La., from 1960 to 1990. He met a pretty singer named Charlene Morris in 1958 and they were married in October 1959. She became the next and final chapter in his love life. The two of them were inseparable and involved in many different ventures. The Cameron Meadows oil field and an antique store called Blue Willow in Metairie, La., made up a lot of their working lives together. They were truly at their happiest entertaining friends and family at their camp house on the Honey Island Swamp in Picayune, Miss. Their love of entertaining eventually led them to purchase an estate called Pecan Shadows in Lumberton, Miss. Curt prided himself on providing lavish dinners for his guests and family members. Curt will be fondly remembered for entertaining everyone each year with his original poems and tales at a long, beautifully decorated Thanksgiving table. He was also known at times to recite by heart the entire poem "Gunga Din" by Rudyard Kipling. Many memories were made at that table. When Curt and Charlene grew too old to take care of such a large estate, they moved to Hattiesburg, Miss., where they attended Trinity Episcopal Church and lived out the rest of their years together. Mr. Weaver was a member of the Ciceronian Circle in Hattiesburg, Miss., a group dedicated to sharing their literary talents and companionship. Curt Weaver was taken care of by his love, Charlene, at their home until her passing in January 2014. The family would like to thank and appreciate the many other loving caregivers at this time: Lashanda Aborams, Jean Hayes, Shirley Dickerson, Lisa Crane, Darleen Owens and Maxine Walley. Special thanks go out to Trixie Westmoreland of Forrest General Hospice for her professional and loving care she gave to Curt during his lengthy illness. The Weaver and Arnsdorff families offer our profound thanks to Michael Hanna for his loyalty, sense of duty and service to our families. He has helped get us through some of the hardest times of our lives. We are truly grateful to him for all he has done. He was also preceded in death by his father, Hugh Weaver; mother, Mary Jane Dulaney; stepmother, Eleanor "Babe" Weaver; and one son, Hugh Curtis Weaver II. Survivors: He leaves behind his sons, John Ryan Weaver (wife Gretchen) and Evans Weaver; adopted son, Ed Arnsdorff (wife Jill); daughter-in-law, Phyliss Weaver; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.