Rev. Cannon William Preston Weeks

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WEEKS, Rev. Cannon William Preston, died November 3, 2003 born in Kankakee, Illinois on April 2, 1917 where he attended elementary school and graduated from high school. He graduated from Kenyon College, Gambier Ohio, in 1938 and from Bexley Hall Episcopal Seminary in 1941. Cannon Weeks was ordained priest on December 14, 1941, and served in the US Navy as a Chaplain from 1941 - 1947. He continued to serve as a Chaplain in the Naval Reserve for 20 years. After WWII Cannon Weeks served as assistant rector at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, Texas. He also served as the Rector of: St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Pasadena, Texas; St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Kerrville, Texas; and Grace Episcopal Church, Tucson, Arizona. He was also very active in Diocesan work in the Episcopal Dioceses of Texas, West Texas and Arizona. Canon Weeks retired from active ministry in 1981 and served the Episcopal Church and several parishes in various capacities since that time. He is Rector Emeritus at Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Tucson, Arizona. Canon Weeks was predeceased by his beloved wife of 54 years, Thelma Biddle Weeks, on September 20, 2000, and by his sisters, Lucille Larson and Gladys Colburn and brothers, Hiram Weeks and Lawrence Weeks. He is survived by his daughter, Lucy Elizabeth Weeks and granddaughter, Eliza Alexandria Biddle Weeks, and his son and daughter-in-law, Lawrence Biddle Weeks and Marcia Abbott Weeks, and two grandsons, William Elliott Biddle Weeks, and Elliott Francis Holliday Weeks. Memorial Service will be held at Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Sunday, November 9, 2003 at 4:00 p.m. with The Rev. Gordon McBride officiating. Inurnment will follow at Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Remembrances may be made to Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Arrangements by ADAIR FUNERAL HOME, Dodge Chapel, 1050 N. Dodge Blvd. (at Speedway).