[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 13, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S8204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                  TRIBUTE TO W.W. ``SON'' WEATHERFORD

  Mr. HEFLIN. Mr. President, we were greatly saddened on May 24 by the 
death of W.W. Weatherford. At 81 years of age, ``Son,'' as he was 
widely know, had lived a life in which he devoted much of his time and 
energy to his local community.
  Son Weatherford served others just by carrying out the activities of 
his day-to-day life. He ran the family business--the Weatherford Store, 
in Vina, AL, and was a member of the First Baptist Church of 
Russellville, serving as both a deacon and a Sunday School teacher.
  Son improved his community through the offices he held and the 
organizations to which he belonged. He was probate judge for Franklin 
County, eventually becoming president of the Alabama Probate Judges 
Association. He was the chairman of the Franklin County, Commission, 
president of the Alabama Association of County Commissioners, and 
served as State director of the State Mental Health Board. He fought 
for his country in World War II and became a member of the American 
Veterans Association and the Red Bay American Legion. Son was also a 
Mason and a charter member of the Bear Creek Watershed Association. He 
was president of the Russellville Chamber of Commerce and was once 
recognized by that community as its Outstanding Citizen of the Year.
  W.W. ``Son'' Weatherford will be sorely missed by the people of the 
town to which he devoted so much of his energy, the family that he 
leaves behind, and all those fortunate enough to have known him over 
the years. I offer my condolences to his wife, Iva Jo, and their entire 
family in the wake of this tremendous loss.


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