Mr. Jack Todd Weston

JACK TODD WESTON 1920-2016 Jack Todd Weston, Raytown, MO, died Thursday, January 7, 2016, after a long illness, from asbestosis. He was 95, ten days short of 96. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Floral Hills Funeral Home on Blue Ridge Boulevard near Raytown. Memorial services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 14 at the Christian Church in Galt, MO, visitation in Galt will begin at 11:00a. m. Interment in Campground Cemetery, Osgood, MO will follow the services. Jack was born in Osgood, MO on January 17, 1920, the eldest son of Dr. Ursa Cleveland Weston, and Daisy Alberta (Todd). His family moved from Osgood to Galt to expand the Doctor's practice when he was 5. When Jack graduated from high school, he began his career as an assistant to the cashier at the Cook & Vencill Bank in Galt. Wanting to further his education, Jack left Galt and moved to California in 1940. Before the war he attended Santa Monica Junior College part time. As the country was drawn into the war and the war effort intensified, Jack joined the Navy, November 21, 1942. He attended the USN Supply Corps School at Harvard University in Massachusetts, where he was commissioned as an Ensign. He served in the Pacific Theater as an officer on the USS Appling and later the USS Spangler, rising to Lieutenant (junior grade). When the war ended Jack was honorably discharged, September 13, 1946, receiving several medals and ribbons of distinction for his service. When Jack returned from war he finished his B.S. in Business Administration at UCLA (1947). In 1950, Jack met his future wife, Carmela Martocci. They were married three months later on New Year's Eve. In 1951, they moved back to Galt where they raised three sons: Mark (Madeline) Weston of Glencoe, IL; Timothy Weston also of Glencoe, IL; and Jeffrey (Beth) Weston of Raytown, MO, who combined, gave Jack four grandchildren. Jack returned to the Bank and became President of the North Central Missouri 4-Counties Banker's Association. In the mid 1950’s he left banking and purchased a business. He owned and operated Weston Hardware until 1963. Beginning in 1962, Jack gave his boys accordion lessons at the Canterbury studio in Chillicothe. For several years, The Brothers Three accordion ensemble performed for local groups and in organized competitions around the Midwest. After the marriage ended in 1968, Jack returned to his love of sports and dancing. He set up basketball goals near the store in Galt for all to enjoy. He was a regular at dances in the St. Joseph and Kansas City area for years and participated in Senior Olympics events all over the country, winning dozens of medals in basketball, softball, track and field, tennis, and table tennis before his health began to decline. He was a 32nd degree Mason and member of the Scottish Rite, he also belonged to the VFW and the DAV associations. In his later years he was cared for in the home by his sons, Tim and Jeff, and grandson, Trent, with visits and phone calls from his granddaughters, Gil and Maris and their father, Mark. Capable of tremendous love, he filled the lives of those he adored. He will be dearly missed. Fond memories and condolences for the family may be offered at www.floralhillsfuneralhome.com. Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Floral Hills Funeral Home, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., KCMO, (816) 353-1218.