Helen Weaver, 81, a lifelong resident of New Castle passed away Tuesday, December 26,
2017 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. She was born May 23, 1936 in
New Castle to the late Frank and Rosa (Gardner) Enochs.
Helen was a devoted teacher, where she taught at Wilbur Wright, Greenstreet, Hernly
and Weir. She served as principal at both Hernly and Weir, and as Assistant to
the Superintendent in charge of early child development programs. Helen served
in the New Castle Community School system from 1958 to 1994. After retiring, her
main hobby was the restoration of dolls and she became a certified “Doll
Doctor.” in 1997. Along with her husband John, she was a long-time, active
member of the Chicago Corner Church. Helen and John loved to travel together
they made many trips across the country, Alaska, the Caribbean, Europe and
Russia. She loved her winter migration to Florida, every year for the last
twenty years. Helen also love IU and Purdue basketball and the Indianapolis
Colts. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Survivors include a son, Tim (Cynthia) Weaver of Richmond, KY; grandchildren, Bryan
(Jordan) Weaver of Nashville, TN and Jonathan (Darby) Weaver of Spring Hill, KS;
five great grandchildren, Diesel, Charlotte, Lincoln, London and Emmitt Weaver;
sister, Vera Campbell of Cambridge City; several nieces and nephews including,
Suzanne Weaver, Jody (John) Younts, Jeff (Christine) Campbell, Judy (Jim)
Gerrian, Toni (Lance) Kerney, Terri (Shawn) Neil, Traci (Frank) Johnson; 17
great nieces and nephews and 14 great-great nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Robert
Weaver in 2012, brother in-law, Richard Lee Weaver in 2014, sister in-law, Mary
(Vanmeter) Weaver in 1997, brother in-law Jake Campbell in 2017 and niece
Barbara Weaver in 2011.
Services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, January 5, 2018 at Chicago Corner Church.
Visitation will be from 1:00 – 3:00 P.M. Friday at the church. Burial will
follow in South Mound Cemetery West Lawn Addition. In lieu of Flowers, Memorial
contributions may be given to the John and Helen Weaver Scholarship Fund at
Henry County Community Foundation. Arrangements have been entrusted to
Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service in New Castle. You may express condolences or share
a memory of Helen at
www.hinsey-brown.com
.