Mary Elizabeth Weaver

Mary Elizabeth Casey Weaver died peacefully after a short illness on September 20, 2018 in Raleigh, NC. Mary Elizabeth was 85 years old. Mary Elizabeth was born on January 15, 1933 in High Point, NC to Helen Long Casey and Paul Wadsworth Casey. She graduated from High Point High School and attended Marjorie Webster Junior College in Washington DC before marrying Lynwood Jenkins Weaver on October 18, 1952. They made their home and raised their family in Martinsville, VA where they were members of First Baptist Church. Mary Elizabeth and Lynwood retired to Myrtle Beach, SC in 1996, and Mary Elizabeth continued her life-long interests in helping others as a volunteer at Grand Strand Medical Center, with the Grand Strand Miracle League, and with her church, Ocean View Baptist.After Lynwood’s death in 2001, Mary Elizabeth remained in Myrtle Beach until moving to Waltonwood Cary Parkway, Cary, NC in 2015. Mary Elizabeth is survived by her three children and their spouses: Lynwood “Woody” Weaver, Jr. (Sharon), Helen Shockley (Frank) and Elizabeth Braddy (Bill). She is also survived by grandchildren (Billy Caviness, Will Braddy, Libby Braddy, Macon Braddy, Cooper Braddy) and five great-grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister (Sandra Casey Taylor), her brother (Charles), her husband, and a beloved grandson Mitch Caviness. A graveside service is planned at Oakwood Cemetery in Martinsville, VA for Wednesday, September 26, at noon. Flowers may be sent to McKee-Stone Funeral Home, 109 Broad Street, Martinsville or memorial donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. To express online condolences, please visit www.collinsmckeestonemartinsville.com.