Betty Lou Parker Weaver

Betty Lou Parker Weaver, 84, passed away July 17, 2025. Betty was born in Jackson, North Carolina to the late Roger W. Parker Sr. and Meda Christine Wise Parker. Besides her parents she was predeceased by her loving husband, Frederick Christian Weaver, Jr. and her brother Roger W. Parker Jr.
Left to cherish her memory is her loving daughter, Mary Christine "Chrissy" Weaver Groome; her grandchildren, Alexandra Nicole Chisler (Avery Tuell) and Cameron Bailey Chisler; her great grandchildren, Peyton Bennett, Rylee Irene and Nixon Marley; and her sisters Patricia Winborne and Kay High.
She graduated from Oscar Smith High School in 1958 and Old Dominion University in 1963. She did her master's studies at the University of Virginia, the University of North Carolina and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Betty was a proud Brave, through and through, teaching history and government at Indian River High School for 39 years. There she sponsored various activities including SCA, Yearbook, Alpha Omega Phi Tri Hi Y and many senior classes. She was the Constitution Teacher of the Year for the VA Bar Association in 1991 and also a finalist for the Teacher of the year for the Chesapeake Public School System in 1991. She was honored by ODU with a membership on the Golden Pride Club and by the Norfolk YMCA with an award for Service to Youth. She was also one of the founding sisters of Alpha Xi Delta at Old Dominion University.
She served four years on the Chesapeake Planning Commission. She was very active in the Chesapeake Pilot Club, serving in numerous capacities, including President in 1989. She was also very active in the Republican Party in Chesapeake and in Virginia and served as the state treasurer for the Young Republicans Party.
She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, teacher and friend to all. She will be greatly missed. The family will receive friends at Graham Funeral Home & Crematory, 1112 Kempsville Road, Chesapeake, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 from 5pm to 7pm. A service to celebrate her life will be held at the funeral home, Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 11am with Rev. Tom Mercer officiating. There will be a reception immediately following the service in the reception center of the funeral home. Betty will be laid to rest next to her husband at Riverside Memorial Park privately.
To leave a condolence to the family and to view the service if unable to attend please visit grahamfuneralhome.com