Amanda Kay Weber

Amanda (Mandy) Weber 54, of Knoxville, passed away Friday, December 13, 2024, in Tennova Hospital. She was born February 20, 1970, in Springfield Ohio, the daughter of Elliott and Sandra Turner. She had a zest for life with her contagious smile and laugh. She inspired and touched many lives through her milestones, career, and daily endeavors. She was a loving, caring, and compassionate wife and mother to her husband Christopher and 3 children, Hannah, Madison, and Brenden. She was passionate about her faith and convictions for caring of her numerous friends. She attended Northeastern High School in Springfield, Ohio and graduated on June 19th, 1988. She graduated from Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio, May of 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice degree. She was a member of the Delta Omega Theta sorority and had a poem published while attending Wilmington College
She went on to further her education in Criminal Justice with MS in Criminal Justice from Xavier University in 1995 and later with a MS in Special Education from the University of Tennessee in 2013. Her career consisted of being an adjunct professor in Ohio for criminal justice at Clark State University in Springfield Ohio and Sinclair College in Dayton Ohio. She worked for Clark State from 1995-1998 and Sinclair College from 1996-1998. She worked at Community Connections for Ohio Offenders from 1998-2000, with the Columbus City Schools and was a Career Counselor and GED instructor with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Columbus Ohio. She was a Special Education teacher at Ridgedale Alternative School in Knoxville 2010-2014 where she worked with students from Kindergarten through High School with disabilities and/or severe behavior issues. She started her career as a special ed teacher prior to completing her degree. She attended graduate school in the evenings at the University of Tennessee while raising 3 wonderful children and working and was still able to be a loving wife. She finished her career in Special Education at Sunnyview Primary School from 2014-2016.
She, like many other women, enjoyed shopping, but she had some very special skills that allowed her to really stretch money like nobody I have ever known. It was way beyond the norm, and she always walked away with far more than the average shopper. She was all about finding deals. She used coupons and even stacked several coupons on top of each other to get the best savings possible. She also enjoyed finding discounts on family entertainment and getting free deals on food and drink by using smartphone apps. Mandy was also an excellent decorator and sometimes felt she missed her calling as an interior designer.
She is preceded in death by her father Elliott Louis Turner and survived by her husband Christopher Weber, and three children Hannah, Madison, and Brenden, her mother Sandra Kay Turner, older brother Andrew Turner, younger brother Matthew Turner.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 21st at Click Funeral Home in Knoxville, Tennessee (Farragut location) 11915 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37934. Receiving of friends from 10:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., service beginning at 12:30, and graveside burial at Lakeview cemetery at 2:00 p.m. The service will be officiated by Pastor Charlie Dalton who was a close co-worker of Mandy while she worked at Ridgedale.
Charitable request (in lieu of flowers):
Mandy had a heart for the homeless, in lieu of flowers, please send a donation to the National Alliance to End Homelessness
We celebrate Mandy's life knowing she was a giddy, fun loving, caring, and giving individual that had the heart of child. She was a little kid trapped in an adult body and enjoyed spending time with her family. Mandy loved going on vacations. She loved smelling good, so she enjoyed shopping for body sprays, lotions, and candles at Bath & Body Works and Yankee Candle. She was a kind spirit and was good at listening to and helping others in their time of need. She was sympathetic and sometimes empathetic and would often share other's burdens. She will be missed dearly.