JOE BURKETT WEEKES, 74, died on April 23, 1990. He was
born July 5, 1916 in the Cheaney Community to Frank & Nona
(Clem) Weekes. He attended Ranger High School at Ranger,
TX. Joe married Marjorie Moon at Strawn, TX in Jan. of
1942. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the
Pacific Theatre. He is survived by his wife, two daughters
Joy & Betty Jo, & one sister Betty Weekes Veyran (RHS-1940).
WIFE: MARJORIE E. MOON WEEKES, 83, died on May 25, 2004
in Stephenville, TX, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery
at Ranger, TX.
Mrs. Weekes was born in Morton Valley, TX on May 11,
1921. She was the daughter of Earl & Myrtle (Whatley)
Moon. She was a 1938 graduate of Strawn High School. She
married Joe Weekes at Strawn, TX in Jan. of 1942 &
he preceded her in death. She was a secretary for
the Ranger School for many years, and was a member of
the First Baptist Church.
Survivors at the time of her death include daughters
Betty Joe Goleman of Phoenix, AZ, and Joy Felan and Trey
of Stephenville, sister Betty Gardner of Strawn, grandsons
Buck and Joe Goleman of Phoenix, AZ and nephews Rod Gardner
of Menard, & Ronny Gardner of San Angelo, TX. NOTE: Her
sister Betty Moon Gardner died May 23, 2019.