- Date Of Birth: December 28, 1928
- Date Of Death: December 13, 2019
- State: Florida
Lydia M. Weeks, age 91, of Gulf Breeze, was called home December 13, 2019. She was born to Edwin and Rosalie Mathews on October 28, 1928 in Alexandria, LA. Raised on a cotton farm in Alexandria, Lydia had a passion for education and writing. She attended St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School where she graduated second in her class. In 1950, Lydia met and married Arnold D. Weeks, Sr. of Wright, FL. Together they raised six children. She instilled the importance of an education into each of them. Lydia was retired from the University of West Florida, where she worked as a secretary for many years.
Her predeceased relatives include her husband of 62 years; her parents; three sisters; and two brothers. She is survived by one sister, Helen Mathews of Alexandria, LA; six children, Arnold D. Weeks, Jr. of Starke, FL, Edwin Weeks of Appling, GA, Janie Weeks Long of Shalimar, FL, John Weeks, William Weeks and Marie Weeks Cutts all of Gulf Breeze, FL; one granddaughter; five grandsons; and three great-granddaughters.
