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Elmer Lee Weber © Trout Funeral Home 01-2017 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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Elmer Lee Weber, in the middle of his 100th year of life, died January 25th at Ponca City Hospital. He was born in Newkirk, Oklahoma on August 13, 1917, youngest of the 13 children of Lena Brazier and Adam Weber. His mother’s death when he was still a toddler affected him deeply throughout his life.
Lee was raised in Newkirk and Ponca City by his father and sisters. In 1941 he eloped with Mary Jane Stingley, daughter of longtime Osage County ranchers Elmo and Nora Stingley. Lee’s extraordinary life led him and Mary on a variety of business ventures, starting with a small electric shop in 1940’s downtown Ponca City. They later lived in Wichita, then in Colorado, before buying a commercial cherry orchard in Dallas, Oregon. On Mary’s retirement they moved to Branson, Missouri. In addition to his many businesses, Lee worked at various times as a pipe fitter (CONOCO), electrician, plumber, salesman, and cattleman. He was truly one of a kind, and capable in so many ways. Lee and Mary last resided in San Antonio where she died in 2003. Lee returned to his beloved Osage County, buying a farm remembered from his youth as having a stone springhouse and “the prettiest sunset ever.” He loved his neighbors and appreciated their camaraderie, assistance with heavy lifting around the farm, and their frequent gifts of foods he enjoyed.
Lee was a crackerjack poker player and won many on-line tournaments. He could fish with the best of them, angling for salmon in Oregon just last year. He shot the head off a rattlesnake a couple of years ago when it dared to invade his yard. He could tell the best jokes, often chuckling so hard he could barely get out the punchline.
Lee and Mary raised seven children: Marilee (Mike) Camblin, Portland, OR; Patsy Stuke, Lenexa, KS; Carole Bennett, San Francisco; Janet (Leon) Storck, Chanute, KS; Joyce (Frank) Collins, Lenexa, KS; Jean Collins (Denise M.), Wichita; and Michael (Linda) Weber, Dallas, OR. Lee was grandfather to 19 grandchildren (two of whom predeceased him) and 35 great grandchildren. His first great-great-grandchild will be born in March.
Services at Trout Funeral Home will be held Saturday, February 11th, at 10:00 am. Lee will be buried beside his wife in Newkirk Cemetery. After interment, friends may join the family at the McCord Senior Center, 115 Mary Road.
The family suggests donations to the American Heart Association (www.heart.org).
Mary Jane Stingley Weber © Trout Funeral Home 06-2003 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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Mary Jane Stingley Weber, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away at her home in San Antonio, TX on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 after a long struggle with lupus and a heart condition. A Catholic funeral service will be held on Friday, June 13, 2003, 10:00AM at the Trout Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Richard Beckman, officiating. The family will greet friends on Thursday evening, June 12th, at 7:00 PM at Trout Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Newkirk cemetery.
Mary Jane was born January 11, 1922 in Ponca City, OK to Elmo and Nora Stingley. She married Lee Weber on August 31, 1941 in Newkirk, OK. They made Ponca City their home three different times during their years together. They traveled and lived in a number of states before settling in San Antonio.
She was a member of the Osage Tribe, and her mother, Nora, was an original allottee of the tribe. Mary enjoyed her beadwork and made many hatbands, necklaces and bookmarks with intricate detail. Mary Jane graduated from high school in Ponca and attended Ponca City Business College. She retired after 25 years with the Social Security Administration. Mary Jane was an avid reader, enjoyed cooking. Her family, friends and neighbors will always remember her wonderful meals. She knitted afghans for all her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren through the years.
Surviving are her husband, Lee; her brothers, Elmo Stingley, Jr. of Napa, CA; Robert Stingley of Ponca City; her daughters, Marilee Camblin of Portland, OR; Patsy Stuke of Lenexa, KS, Carole Bennett, Salt Lake City, UT; Janet Storck of Chanute, KS; Joyce Collins of San Antonio, TX, Jean Collins of Wichita, KS; and son, Mike Weber, of Salem, OR; 18 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father, Elmo Stingley; mother, Nora Stingley; sisters, Jewell Stingley and Joann Parris; brother, William Stingley; and grandson, Darren Clifton.
Memorial contributions can be made to Bluebonnet Hospice, 4204 Gardendale, Suite 109, San Antonio, TX 78229.
The family will be at the home of Charlene Stingley at 717 Brentwood, Ponca City, OK.
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