Wayne Weger, 98, of Colbert, Oklahoma passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2026.

He was born February 22, 1928 in Colbet to Ollie and Elsie Weger.  He grew up and attended Colbert Public Schools for 12 years.  He worked at Leecraft Mercantile as a delivery boy after school during his High School years.  He attended Southeastern State College or one semester.

He married Barbara Jo Rutledge in 1947 and they had a daughter, Deborah Ann Weger.  Shortly after her birth, they moved to Chelan, Washington and he worked an apple orchard for two years.  They moved to Ft. Smith, Arkansas and he was employed as a clerk in a grocery store.  They moved back to Colbert and he worked as a masonry for a short time until he developed a back injury.  In 1958 he went to work for John's Mansville in Quality Control.  He worked in the PVC shop at different jobs until his promotion to General Foreman in 1974.  During his time with J. M., he purchased a 1942 Aeronica Champion airplane.  He enjoyed flying and flew approximately 300 hours.  After retiring from J.M., he operated an appliance repair business for approximately 2 years.  He then purchased a motor home, and he and Barbara Jo enjoyed camping and traveling until she passed in 1999.

In 2001, he married Barbara Lou Gage and they enjoyed gardening and traveling for a while.  He worked with his nephew, Jeff Weger, digging wells for bout 11 years.  Helping others was always important to him and he loved working with Jeff to provide water for those in need.  He continued to dig wells until his health gave out in his mid-nineties.

He was a long-time member of the Highway 91 Church of Christ and in late years a member of the Coleman Avenue Church of Christ in Colbert.  he enjoyed doing maintenance work at the church, managing the PA systems and presenting Power Point lessons from the pulpit.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara, his daughter, Deborah Nelson, and his stepdaughter Phyllis Washer and her husband, Mike Washer of Colbert.  He has four grandchildren: Jason Nelson and Rachael Nelson of Haslett, Texas, Justin Nelson and his wife, Sabrina, of Lebanon, Oregon, Lindsay Owens and her husband, Kevin Owens and Matthew Washer and his wife, Jacque.

He has four great grandchildren; Ayden Nelson, Avery Nelson, Keely Owens, Cade Washer and Hunter Washer.

He is also survived by one sister, Alene Brown and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Jo, his parents Ollie and Elsie Weger, his brother Carl Weger and his wife, Jane, his brother, Glen Weger and his wife Maynita, his brother-in-law Clyde Brown and his son-in-law Larry nelson.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Wayne will be laid to rest at Garden of Memory Cemetery in Colbert.