Reverend Weyant

Reverend David Franklin Weyant, age 75, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on December 18, 2016.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Thursday, December 22, 2016, at First United Methodist Church in Odessa with Terry Tamplen officiating. Graveside service will be held at Monahans Memorial Cemetery at 2pm.

David was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania on July 29, 1941, to Owen and Betty Weyant. He graduated from Bedford High School in 1959. He received advanced degrees from Ferrum College in VA, McMurry University in Abilene, TX, and Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, PA. He dedicated his life and career to ministry.

He was ordained as an Elder in 1976 in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of The United Methodist Church. After transferring to the New Mexico Conference in 1977, he served under appointment until he retired in 2005.

Rev. Weyant's appointments in the NM Conference included: Iraan, TX; Kermit, TX; Highland UMC, Odessa, TX; First UMC, Hobbs, NM; Monahans/Wickett UMCs, TX; El Paso District Superintendent and Odessa District Superintendent. He founded and directed Camp Sunshine, a camp for mentally challenged individuals hosted yearly at Sacramento Methodist Assembly.

David loved baseball and was a lifelong Pittsburgh Pirates fan. He also enjoyed golf, woodworking, and gardening and completed the Texas Master Gardener program. He was an active member and past president of the Odessa Downtown Lions Club. He and his late wife Carol were actively involved in and embraced by the communities where they lived.

David is preceded in death by his loving wife of 43 years, Carol Grove Weyant.

He is survived by two daughters, Janet Weyant of Odessa, TX and Amy Weyant of Decatur, GA. He is also survived by his siblings, brother, Tom Weyant and his wife Marsha of Utica, NY, sister, Jane Deutschmann and her husband Rudy of Boulder, CO and sister, Lori Weyant of Pittsburgh, PA.

Throughout his ministry, he signed his newletters and correspondence "Disciple in the making, David." We rejoice and celebrate as heaven welcomes home a devoted disciple and faithful servant.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sacramento Methodist Assembly or Texas Lions Camp.

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