Elner Futrell Weston
September 19, 1933
December 29, 2019
Funeral Service
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
2:00 PM with visitation starting at 1:00 PM
Serenity Funeral Home, Beulaville
Interment
East Duplin Memorial Gardens, Beulaville
Potters Hill, NC
Elner Futrell Weston of Potters Hill, NC passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. She was born on September 19, 1933 in Duplin County, NC to Marion and Rena Futrell. On April 3, 1953 she married Leo Weston, her loving husband of 66 years. Together the couple had two children, Debbie W. Harden of Charlotte, NC and Danny L. Weston of Kenansville, NC, whom they loved dearly.
Elner dedicated her life to caring for her husband, her children, and her five grandchildren. She also loved to spend time talking with friends and family, reading, traveling, and watching Carolina basketball.
Elner was preceded in death by her brother Elwood “Bud” Futrell and his wife Betty Futrell. She is survived by her husband Leo, her daughter Debbie and her husband Mark, her son Danny and his wife Marcy, her niece Ginger Futral and her husband Kevin (Jacksonville, NC), and her five grandchildren: Christopher Weston (Kenansville, NC), Michael Harden (Cambridge, MA), Morgan Harden (Charlotte, NC), Matthew Harden (Charlotte, NC), and Brandon Weston (Kenansville, NC).
The family would like to give thanks to the caregivers that provided so much for her, including her home caregivers Sharon, Dannette, Joy, Tammy, Andrea, and Lucy; her companions Jill and LaTonya; and her entire family at the Davis Community.
The family will receive visitors on January 1, 2020 at 1pm at Serenity Funeral Home in Beulaville, immediately followed by the funeral service at 2pm. Burial will follow at East Duplin Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to Lower Cape Fear Hospice, 1414 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401, or to Peace Baptist Church, 320 Military Cutoff Road, Wilmington, NC 28405.
