Obituary

Damon Leslie Weeks, 77

Damon Leslie Weeks, 77, Tow, Texas and former Sublette, Kansas, Lamar and Eads resident died, June 7, 1999, at Llano Memorial Hospital, Llano, Texas.

The son of Dea Goul and Vera (Woodrow) Weeks, he was born July 11, 1921, in rural Haskell County, Kansas.

He was a graduate of Sublette High School in the class of 1939. He grew up in Haskell County and went into the United States Air Force in the spring of 1943, serving in the 64^th Troop Carrier Group in the European Theater. After he served his country, he moved to Eads, where he lived until 1964 moving to Lamar. He was an insurance agent for Security Life of Denver. He retired in 1984, moving to Tow where he lived until his death.

He and June Bethel were married June 7, 1941, at Sublette. They were married for 58 years.

He was a member of the Lamar Christian Church, 32^nd Degree Mason - Unity 142 of Eads, and American Legion Post No. 0211 of Lamar.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, D.L. (Judy) Weeks, Eads; Tim (Sylvia) Weeks, Eads; one daughter, Bonnie Weeks, Lamar; one brother, Edwin (Juanita) Weeks, Santanta, Kansas; three sisters, Vivian Bethel, Lamar, Vera Mae (Chester) Knief, Richardson, Texas, Juanita (Larry) Hamby, Pawhuska, Oklahoma; six grandchildren, Dea and Grady Weeks, Eads, Colorado, Shelby (Mark) Maupin, Borger, Texas, Mike (Delisa) Weeks and Joani (William) Crawford, Eads, and Monty (Tracey) Weeks, Kit Carson; and great grandchildren, Skyler and Darci Weeks, Logan and Ryland, Micah Crawford, and Ebanee Moyers and several nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Gordon Weeks and Eldon Weeks, and one brother-in-law, Eldon Bethel.

A memorial has been established for the Damon Weeks Memorial in care of the Valley State Bank, Box 1108, Lamar, Colorado 81052.

Military grave side services were held Saturday, June 12, at 11:00 a.m. at the Haskell County Cemetery with Minister Ron Wilson presiding. Military services were conducted by Sublette American Legion Post No. 205.

Memorial services will be held at the Lamar Christian Church June 20, 1999, at 2:00 p.m.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Haskell County Funeral Home.