Cleveland - Thomas Perry Weeks, age 66, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on Friday July 29, 2016 at the Bolivar Medical Center.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, August 2, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the Cleveland Funeral Home in Cleveland. Funeral Services will follow at 2:00 PM in the Cleveland Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at the Lehrton Cemetery in Ruleville, MS. Reverend Bobby Jolly will officiate the service.
Thomas was born on June 28, 1950 to Perry and Edna (Therrell) Weeks in Mississippi. Thomas grew up in the Cleveland area and attended Bayou Academy and Shaw High School. He married Patsy Gail Huskey on June 08, 1971. Mr. Weeks worked for Davis Farms until his retirement in 2013. He was a strong, hardworking man who loved his wife, children and especially his grandchildren. Mr. Weeks' hobbies included racing and watching football.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Perry and Edna Weeks, a brother Charles Weeks and a sister Shirley Bates.
Thomas is survived by his wife of 45 years, Patsy Gail Huskey Weeks of Cleveland, MS. Daughter, Sherry (Billy) Murphy of Clarksdale, MS. Daughter, Amanda (James) Young of Cleveland, MS. Son, Thomas Christopher (Mary) Weeks of Cleveland, MS. Son, James Nathaniel (Adrien Boyd) Weeks of Cleveland, MS. Brother, Walter "Cooter" Weeks of Greenwood, MS. Sister, Ashley Weeks of Oklahoma City, OK. Brother, Benjamin Weeks of, OK. Brother, Ricky Bates of, LA. Brother, Willie Earl Bates of, LA. 10 grandchildren; Farrah Weeks, Cheyenne Young, Ariel Young, Gage Murphy, Lacie Weeks, Christopher Weeks, Austin Young, Skylar Weeks, Kylie Weeks, and Brynlee Weeks. One great grandchild, Thomas Abel Stevens. He also leaves a host of nieces and nephews to cherish his memory.
Pallbearers are Billy Murphy, Gage Murphy, Walter "Cooter" Weeks, Justin Stevens, Jessie Townsend and Steven West.
Cleveland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The on-line guest register may be viewed and signed at
www.clevelandfuneralhome.net.