Was recognized as Perry County’s last living WWII vet
On Saturday, March 21, 2026 the family circle was complete again when HC Weaver passed away at 100 years of age.
Henry Clellan Weaver, Sr. was born February 9, 1926, in Allen, AL (Clarke County), the sixth of eight children born to JD and Bertha Dee West Weaver. At age 17, HC was drafted into the U.S. Army, and after training at three different U.S. bases, he was sent to the Philippines, where he received additional training in preparation for a U.S. invasion of Japan.
The invasion never took place due to the use of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. As a member of the 129th Field Artillery Battalion, HC was one of the many American troops sent to clean up the aftermath.
After returning home from the war—with an Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, a Philippine Liberation Ribbon with a Bronze Star, a Good Conduct Medal, and a WWII Victory Medal—he graduated from Clarke County High School in Grove Hill, AL (Class of 1947) and began working for Southern Railway Company. Trained in agency work and as a telegrapher by his father, he retired in 1987, just shy of 40 years of service.
HC then continued to quietly operate his cattle farm in West Perry County until a few years before his death. He enjoyed the quiet times sitting in his truck, watching his cows graze, and working Sudoku puzzles, but delighted most in visits from his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Clellan was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Janelle McPheron Weaver; his sons, Steve McPheron and HC (Sonny) Weaver, Jr.; his sons-in-law, JD (Preacher) Price and Mike Kynard; his parents; and his seven siblings: Lucille Weaver, Louise W. Chunn, David Weaver, JC Weaver, Arvin W. Weaver, Viola W. Cutrer, and Julia Mae W. McClure.
He is survived by daughters Lucy W. Kynard of Marion, AL and Sue W. Price of Douglasville, GA; daughters-in-law Vicky R. McPheron of Aurora, CO and Connie Rhyne of Demopolis, AL; and grandchildren Mac McPheron, Stephanie M. Lawson, Kyle McPheron, Michael Kynard, Kristen W. Wright, Jarrod Weaver, Casey Morrison, Tyler Morrison, Carrie P. Kolar, Hilary Clellan (Bubba) Price, Simon Price, Phoebe P. Sims, and 13.5 great-grandchildren (Clive, Elijah, James, Cooper, Ellie Kate, Link, Jude, Noah +1, Gavin, Anson, Lucie, Daniel, and Lawson).
Visitation will be held Saturday, March 28, from 1 to 2 p.m., with a celebration to follow at Marion Methodist Church, 110 Washington Street, Marion, AL. Services are directed by Lawrence Brown-Service Funeral Home of Selma, with burial to follow in Marion Cemetery.
