Your Seven Day Forecast

2023-4-25

July 6, 1939 - April 21, 2023

Visitation Services

Tuesday, April 25, from 5-7 pm,

Echols Funeral Home
806 Brunswick Ave
Emporia, Virginia

Wednesday, April 26, 11 am

Echols Funeral Home
806 Brunswick Ave
Emporia, Virginia

Roland “Roly” Eubank Weaver, Sr., 83, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 21, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Channing Palmer Weaver and Virginia Eubank Weaver, and brother, Walter Channing Palmer Weaver, Jr.

 He is survived by his beloved wife of 33 years, Sharon “Sherry” Williams Weaver, his brother, Peter Francisco Weaver, III (Tilton), his son, Roland “Rob” Eubank Weaver, Jr. (Patsy) and daughter, Gwendolyn “Ginger” Weaver Dotter (Jimmy), three step-children, Joseph Allen (Alice), Scott Allen (Stephanie), and Kari Esau Bryant.

Roly enjoyed time with his grandchildren, Roland “Land” Eubank Weaver, III (Megan) and Alexis Sage Weaver, and his great-granddaughter, Elena Mae Weaver, along with his step-grandchildren, Summer Elizabeth Allen (Mark), Garrett James Allen, William Joseph Allen, John Lee Allen, Kenli Belle Esau, Klara Lucille Esau, and Rilynn Noelle Bryant. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews, extended family members, and close, life-long friends.

 Roly worked for the Virginia Employment Commission for 51 years and was active in serving the Emporia community that he loved and where he lived his entire life. He served on the Emporia City Council for 8 years along with being a member of the Emporia Rotary Club, the Jaycees, the Hokie Club, and the Industrial Development Corporation. He was a lifetime member of the Volunteer Rescue Squad and Christ Episcopal Church.

 Visitation is at Echols Funeral Home, 806 Brunswick Ave, Emporia, on Tuesday, April 25, from 5-7 pm, with a memorial service at 11 am Wednesday at the same location.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to be made to the Virginia Tech Hokie Scholarship Fund, c/o Mike Roach, 614 East Lane Drive, Emporia, VA 23847.