Sid Gracey

Weaver

Sid Gracey Weaver was born on February 15, 1917, to R. E. and Fannie Farmer Gracey in Ros co e, TX. She died on March 13, 2022, at the age of 105.

Sid was the oldest of six sisters and lear ned to drive a car at age nine. She atte nded John Tarleton Agricultural College during the Great Depression, alternating semesters with her sister, Jane, and sharing the same evening gown for the college dances. She also met the love of her life, Peyton We aver, while attending Tarleton. Before h er marriage to Peyton in 1939, Sid and her sisters, Jane and Fannie (Tiny), operated their father's John Deere farm implement business, called the Gracey Sisters, in Colorado City. Sid and Peyton built their home in Sweetwater and she lived in that house o n 12th Street for 66 years until she moved to live with her daughter, Jennifer, in Sugar Land.

Sid loved gardening, and she kept her yard green and her flowers blooming, despite the dry West Texas climate. Residents of Sweetwater told her they made a point to drive by her house every day, although it was out of their way, just to see her pretty yard. Sid will be remembered as a remarkable lady, kind, truthful, and hard-working. She was a shining example for her daught er to follow. She was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church in Sweetwater even while living in Sugar Land.

Sid was predeceased by her beloved husband, Peyton, by her parents, and by her sisters, Jane, Fannie (Tiny), Gwen, and Letha.

She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer, her youngest sister, Rebecca Gracey, and her brother-in-law, Jim Boston, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

After a short graveside service on Friday, March 18, at 1:00 p.m., she will be buried next to her husband in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sw eetwater und er the direction of McCoy Funeral Home .

In lieu of flowers, charitable donations in Sid's memory may be made to the following: First United Methodist Church 309 Cedar St Sweetwater, TX 79556 or Houston Eye Associates Foundation 7155 Old Katy Rd Su it e N100 Houston, TX 77024 .