Elizabeth Weatherby

Elizabeth E. Rasco Weatherby lost her battle with cancer on November 18, 2003. She was born on February 12, 1922, in Marshall, Texas, to Willie W. and Ida Mae Rasco. She graduated from public schools in Rosebud, TX, where she met her husband of 57 years, Ernest Lamar Weatherby. Her parents and her husband preceded her in death. The Weatherbys were transferred to Brenham in 1947, by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and decided to make Brenham their permanent home. Elizabeth was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Ladies Auxiliaries of the James F. Dillon VFW Post 7104, Buddy Wright American Legion Post # 48, the Disabled American Veterans and the Sons of Hermann. In her spare time, she enjoyed her family, visiting with friends, cooking, gardening, traveling and sewing. Two sons survive her: Ernest L. Weatherby and wife Judy and Roger N. Weatherby and wife Vicky. Grandchildren include: Lance Weatherby and wife Malet, Kristen Kestler and husband Bryan, Melanie Baker and husband John David, Meghan Weatherby and Andrew Weatherby. Great-grandchildren include: Elizabeth Weatherby, Conner Kestler and Ethan Weatherby. The family will receive friends on Thursday, November 20, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 21, at 10:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Brenham. Graveside services will follow at the Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. Pallbearers will be Andrew Weatherby, Lance Weatherby, Bryan Kestler, John Baker, Charles Hahn, Charles Schulte, Dan DeShazo and Gary Terlouw. Memorials may be given to Hospice Brenham, 705 S. Austin, Brenham, TX 77833 or First United Methodist Church, 408 N. Baylor, Brenham, TX 77833. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 W. Main St., in Brenham.