Obituary

Juanita Belle “Needie” Weeks, 82 of Huntington, WV, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend lost her courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at St. Mary’s Medical Center.  Funeral services will be held on Monday at 11:00 AM at Cross Roads United Methodist Church with Rev. David Cartwright officiating. Entombment will follow in Woodmere Memorial Park.  She was born November 8, 1927 in Cabell County, WV a daughter of the late Elba and Mildred Blankenship. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Weeks. She was a 1945 graduate of Huntington High School, attended Bowling Green College (now Western Kentucky University) where she met the love of her life Robert Weeks. They were married for 58 years before his death. Juanita worked as secretary for her husband as he set up his accounting practice. She was a member of 9^th Avenue UMC until its closing and then joined Cross Roads United Methodist Church where she faithfully attended the early service, manned phones on Tuesday mornings and was a member of the Senior’s group. She was involved in Camp Fire Girls, Beta Sigma Phi, United Methodist Women and served as treasurer of most clubs she was in. The love of both Bob and Needie’s hearts was the UM Church Camp Asbury Woods, so in lieu of flowers the family requests donations may be made to the camp at 1776 Woodward Terrace, Huntington, WV 25705 in their memories. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Sharon Lynn and Jeffrey A. Porter of Huntington; two grandchildren, Deidre of Princeton, NJ and Jeffrey Allen II of Columbus, OH and his fiancée Susan Harvey; two special sisters-in-law, Mae and Margaret Weeks and a host of nieces, nephews and their families. The family would like to thank all the wonderful friends who came to their aid: Cindy Persinger, Bob and Mary Lou Swann, Hubert and Marsha Harvey, Pete and Ava Peters, Kathy Bartram, Sue Nester, Kathy Wakefield and our wonderful church families at both Cross Roads UMC and 1^st UMC Huntington, also, Susan Hage and the staff at El Haijj Salon for their love and support. The family would like to express a heartfelt thank you to Dr. Gerrit Kimmey and his staff for their excellent care. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Sunday at Beard Mortuary.