William Weir

The Weir Family attended Muddy Creek Missionary Baptist Church. William also attended Muddy Creek School, one of the many schools that were financed by the community with matching support from the Rosenwald Fund.

One of the most memorable times of William’s life was the two years spent in “CC Camp,” the Civilian Conservation Corps, from 1937 to 1939. He told many stories from those youthful days. The skills he learned he found useful throughout his career as a truck driver and mechanic.

On May 8, 1962 he married Mamie Lou Rawls. They bought a home at 3300 Tularosa Street in El Paso, Texas. William continued to work while Mamie managed their home. The family was complete when in 1967 they became the proud parents of a daughter, Cassandra Denise. They became established in the community and at Mount Zion Baptist Church, where William became a Deacon. He used the garage to their house as a car repair shop and a gathering place for neighbors and friends. He always enjoyed having people around. He was a proud Mason. After retirement, William and Mamie traveled extensively to the Caribbean Islands and Scandinavia.

Way into retirement and needing to be near relatives, in February of 2008 William and Mamie sold their home and were welcomed to Dallas by daughters Cassandra and Dorothy.

William passed away at Cassandra’s home in Mesquite, Texas on Friday, October 16, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Courtney Weir Horton Jackson, Betty Mae Weir White and Mary Belle Weir Shack, and by his daughter Erma Jean Hicks. He leaves to mourn his beloved wife Mamie Rawls Weir; one sister Ruthie Mae Crockett; his daughter Cassandra Maddox (Chalmer); three children from a previous marriage, Dorothy Weir, Carol Weir (Howard Bowens) and William Boyd Weir; twelve grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and friends.