Mrs. Margaret Johnson Weakley, widow of Robert Forde Weakley of Nashville, and daughter of Mrs. Amanda Aiken Johnson and John Johnson, a former mayor of Memphis, died Saturday afternoon, July 29, at 4:30 o'clock at a local hospital. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Weakley, a distinguished figure linking three generations of Tennessee, was 86. She was born in Memphis in 1858 and grew to womanhood here. After graduating form Miss Higbee's School for Girls, she completed her education at Vassar College, later traveling abroad.
Following her marriage to Mr. Weakley, Deecember 27, 1880, she went to Nashville as a bride and became a vital part of the life of that city.
About two months ago, following the death of her sister, Orra Corliss of Grenada, MS, the last member of her immediate family , she made her residence in Memphis with relatives.
The achievements of Mrs. Weakley, especially her work as one of the original board members of the Women's Department of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition and as one of the founders and a former president of the Centennial Club in Nashville, are well known throughout the state.
A few years ago the Centennial Club established a fund in honor of Mrs. Weakley, a charter member, which will benefit handicapped children as long as the club exists. She was characterized by the president of the organization"as the symbol of all that was noblest and ablest in leadership."
Advancing years found her still actively engaged in philantropic projects, being the founder and president of the Tennessee Capitol Association and the moving spirit in that organization since it was established.
Mrs. Weakley is survived by a nephew, Dr. John Corliss of Chicago; two nieces, Miss Marion Johnson and Mrs. Martha Johnson Frost, and two cousins, Miss Emma Haskins and Miss Orra Lee Haskins, all of Memphis.
Published in The Commercial Appeal on Monday, July 31, 1944.
Mrs. Weakley, a distinguished figure linking three generations of Tennessee, was 86. She was born in Memphis in 1858 and grew to womanhood here. After graduating form Miss Higbee's School for Girls, she completed her education at Vassar College, later traveling abroad.
Following her marriage to Mr. Weakley, Deecember 27, 1880, she went to Nashville as a bride and became a vital part of the life of that city.
About two months ago, following the death of her sister, Orra Corliss of Grenada, MS, the last member of her immediate family , she made her residence in Memphis with relatives.
The achievements of Mrs. Weakley, especially her work as one of the original board members of the Women's Department of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition and as one of the founders and a former president of the Centennial Club in Nashville, are well known throughout the state.
A few years ago the Centennial Club established a fund in honor of Mrs. Weakley, a charter member, which will benefit handicapped children as long as the club exists. She was characterized by the president of the organization"as the symbol of all that was noblest and ablest in leadership."
Advancing years found her still actively engaged in philantropic projects, being the founder and president of the Tennessee Capitol Association and the moving spirit in that organization since it was established.
Mrs. Weakley is survived by a nephew, Dr. John Corliss of Chicago; two nieces, Miss Marion Johnson and Mrs. Martha Johnson Frost, and two cousins, Miss Emma Haskins and Miss Orra Lee Haskins, all of Memphis.
Published in The Commercial Appeal on Monday, July 31, 1944.
Mrs. Margaret Johnson Weakley, widow of Robert Forde Weakley of Nashville, and daughter of Mrs. Amanda Aiken Johnson and John Johnson, a former mayor of Memphis, died Saturday afternoon, July 29, at 4:30 o'clock at a local hospital. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Weakley, a distinguished figure linking three generations of Tennessee, was 86. She was born in Memphis in 1858 and grew to womanhood here. After graduating form Miss Higbee's School for Girls, she completed her education at Vassar College, later traveling abroad.
Following her marriage to Mr. Weakley, Deecember 27, 1880, she went to Nashville as a bride and became a vital part of the life of that city.
About two months ago, following the death of her sister, Orra Corliss of Grenada, MS, the last member of her immediate family , she made her residence in Memphis with relatives.
The achievements of Mrs. Weakley, especially her work as one of the original board members of the Women's Department of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition and as one of the founders and a former president of the Centennial Club in Nashville, are well known throughout the state.
A few years ago the Centennial Club established a fund in honor of Mrs. Weakley, a charter member, which will benefit handicapped children as long as the club exists. She was characterized by the president of the organization"as the symbol of all that was noblest and ablest in leadership."
Advancing years found her still actively engaged in philantropic projects, being the founder and president of the Tennessee Capitol Association and the moving spirit in that organization since it was established.
Mrs. Weakley is survived by a nephew, Dr. John Corliss of Chicago; two nieces, Miss Marion Johnson and Mrs. Martha Johnson Frost, and two cousins, Miss Emma Haskins and Miss Orra Lee Haskins, all of Memphis.
Published in The Commercial Appeal on Monday, July 31, 1944.
Mrs. Weakley, a distinguished figure linking three generations of Tennessee, was 86. She was born in Memphis in 1858 and grew to womanhood here. After graduating form Miss Higbee's School for Girls, she completed her education at Vassar College, later traveling abroad.
Following her marriage to Mr. Weakley, Deecember 27, 1880, she went to Nashville as a bride and became a vital part of the life of that city.
About two months ago, following the death of her sister, Orra Corliss of Grenada, MS, the last member of her immediate family , she made her residence in Memphis with relatives.
The achievements of Mrs. Weakley, especially her work as one of the original board members of the Women's Department of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition and as one of the founders and a former president of the Centennial Club in Nashville, are well known throughout the state.
A few years ago the Centennial Club established a fund in honor of Mrs. Weakley, a charter member, which will benefit handicapped children as long as the club exists. She was characterized by the president of the organization"as the symbol of all that was noblest and ablest in leadership."
Advancing years found her still actively engaged in philantropic projects, being the founder and president of the Tennessee Capitol Association and the moving spirit in that organization since it was established.
Mrs. Weakley is survived by a nephew, Dr. John Corliss of Chicago; two nieces, Miss Marion Johnson and Mrs. Martha Johnson Frost, and two cousins, Miss Emma Haskins and Miss Orra Lee Haskins, all of Memphis.
Published in The Commercial Appeal on Monday, July 31, 1944.
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