Francis B. Weeks

WEEKS, Francis B.
Age 88, of Pine City, NY, was called home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 20, 2007, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Elmira. He was born March 25, 1919, son of the late Bert and Estella Weeks of Harrisville, New York. He is also predeceased by his brothers, Richard and Junior. Francis graduated from Harrisville High School in 1937 and from Utica School of Commerce in 1938. He worked for Smith & Egloff Law and Insurance Firm in Carthage, NY until 1941 and then for the Acme Railroad Construction Company of Newton Falls, NY, until he joined the United States Army in June 1942. He served in United States and European areas and was discharged in October 1945. He married Ruth Childers of Ely, Minnesota and Washington, D.C., on June 25, 1943 at the First Presbyterian Church, Bend, Oregon, by Rev. R.H. Prentice, and they have three children, Diana (Durwood) Paplee of Rochester, NY, David of Tempe, AZ, and Dale (Amy) Weeks of Tallahassee, FL. They have three grandchildren, Gretchen and Jonathan of Rochester, NY, and Andre Weeks of FL. After his Army service he attended college and received a BA Degree from Syracuse University and a Master's Degree from St. Lawrence University. He then became a Business Teacher at Jamestown and then West Carthage, NY. In 1954 he was appointed Business Administrator of the Elmira City School District. He continued in that position until retirement in August 1986. Francis was past master of Adirondack Grange at Harrisville, was a member of the Carthage Rotary Club, past president of the Elmira Kiwanis Club, and was an officer in the Community Chest of Chemung County in the 1970's, including the year of the 1972 flood. Since retirement he has been active in AARP locally and in New York State and nationally, and was past president of Elmira Chapter #276 AARP. He is also past president of Elmira Area Retired Teachers Association and has been a volunteer at the Chemung County Office for the Aging as coordinator of the Medicare Assistance Program for seniors. Francis has been an avid runner and skier most of his life. Family and friends are invited to gather for a Memorial Service on Sunday, September 23, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. at Oakwood United Methodist Church, 212 Oakwood Ave., Elmira Heights, NY 14903, with Reverend Patrick Holder officiating. Memorial donations may be made to the church at the same address. Interment in Woodlawn National Cemetery at the convenience of the family. A "Candle of Remembrance" may be left for his family in obituaries at www.olthof.com