Bal Weaver

JERRY WEAVER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Bal Jerry Weaver, 78, of Idaho Falls, died November 4, 2004, at his home of leukemia. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice. He was born September 28, 1926, in Preston, Idaho, to Baldia Gamble Weaver and Lizzie Packer Weaver. He grew up and attended schools in Preston and graduated from Preston High School. He also earned his pilots’ license and attended Barber College in Utah. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He married Emma Joyce Chadwick May 26, 1948, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They lived in various places, then made their home in Idaho Falls 48 years ago. He worked for the Department of Energy as a communications specialist and retired in 1991. Joyce passed away June 11, 2000. He married Mabel Delna Mikesell Sewell April 10, 2002, in Idaho Falls. An active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served in various positions over the years and was a Temple Ordinance Worker in the Idaho Falls Temple for 10 years. He served for many years as a leader in the Boy Scouts of America Pack 318. He loved flying, traveling, going to his cabin, entertaining and playing Santa for his grandchildren and great grandchildren, serving others, giving of his talents such as cutting hair for friends, and watching his family have fun. Surviving are: Wife: Mabel Weaver, Idaho Falls, ID Daughter: Sandra Lynn (Warren) Drewes, Idaho Falls, ID Daughter: Julie Ann Pelton, Aberdeen, ID Son: John Weaver, Idaho Falls, ID Daughter: Karen (Bryan L.) Foster, Rigby, ID Stepdaughter: Jan Hill (Garen) Hancock, Idaho Falls, ID Stepson: Bill Sewell, Idaho Falls, ID Stepson: David (Nancy) Sewell, Boise, ID Stepson: Jeff Sewell, Idaho Falls, ID Stepdaughter: Suzanne Rawson, Idaho Falls, ID Sister: Luda Keller, Brigham City, UT Sister: Atha Call, Brigham City, UT 23 Grandchildren, 18 Great Grandchildren He was preceded in death by his first wife, Joyce, two grandsons, Jeremy Scott Drewes and Bryan Jerry Foster, a granddaughter, Jennifer Hill Sorensen, his parents, grandparents, a brother, Wayne Weaver, and a sister, Aldis Rasmussen. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, November 8, 2004, at the Wood Chapel of the Pines, 273 North Ridge, with Bishop Larry Campbell of the Idaho Falls LDS 9th Ward officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and for one hour prior to the services on Monday, both at Wood Funeral Home (273 N. Ridge). Burial will be in Fielding Memorial Park under the direction of Wood Funeral Home, P. O. Box 51434, Idaho Falls, ID 83405-1434 Phone: (208) 522-2751 FAX: 522-5413 Military Rites will be performed by the Bonneville County Veterans Team. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to The Lori Olsen-Marks Foundation for Hospice Care, P. O. Box 3881, Idaho Falls, ID 83403