Winfield Scott "Winnie" Weaver, 86, formerly of Delphi, died at 3:30 a.m., Dec. 22, 1998, at George Davis Manor, West Lafayette, where he was a patient since 1995.
  Born Sept. 19, 1912, in Princeville, Ill., he was the son of Earle Roscoe and Geneva June Keller Weaver.  He married Leota Martha Lamm on May 19, 1940, in Bluffton.  She died July 19, 1976.
  A 1931 graduate of Princeville High School, he received his B.S. degree in 1938 from the University of Illinois.  He attended Notre Dame University in 1943, and received his M.A. in agriculture education in 1945 from Purdue University.
  Mr. Weaver taught high school vocation agriculture and science at the following Indiana schools; Wolcottville High School, 1935-1940; Millersburg High School, 1940-1943; Seymour High School, 1943-1945; and Delphi Community High School, 1945 until retiring in 1976.
  Under his leadership, his FFA chapters won many gold service awards and in 1948, a national award.
  He was a member of the Indiana Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association and held several offices including president, and received the Service Award.  He also held several offices in the National Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association, including vice president.
  After retirement, he did appraisals for the former Hometown Federal Savings Bank, now Bright National Bank, in Delphi.
  He was a member of Delphi United Methodist Chruch, where he held several church offices and was a Sunday school teacher for several years.  He was past president of Delphi Lions Club and in 1995 was awarded the Melvin Jones Fellow award, Lions' highest award to a member.
  Mr. Weaver received the Delphi Rotary Club's Distinguished Community Service Award in 1955; American Legion Distinguished Teacher Award in 1964, and was a 4-H leader for 56 years, which is a state record.  He also was the announcer at the Carroll County 4-H Fair for many years.
  Mr. Weaver was a member of the inaugural class of the Carroll County Agriculture Hall of Fame, inducted in 1994.
  He was a member of the Delphi Investment Club, a former Delphi Little League officer, former Delphi City Councilman, and formerly served on the Carroll County Country Club board of directors.  He also was golf champion on the men's league and bowled in Delphi leagues for many years.
  He farmed and raised livestock in Carroll County and grew the area's largest pumpkins.
  Surviving are one son, Dix E. Weaver of West Lafayette; two daughter, Mary J. Weaver of Pasadena, Calif., and Martha K. Parker of Albuquerque, N.M.; a sister, Earlene Theobald of Bedford; and two grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by one sister and three brothers.
  Services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at The Delphi United Methodist Church with Rev. Mark Ellcessor officiating.  Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Saturday until time of the service.  Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery, Delphi.  Abbott Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
  Memorials may be made to the Carroll County Agriculture Scholarship Fund, Delphi Lions Club, and Alzheimers Association.
 
Obituary notice taken from The Carroll County Comet, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 1998

The following is submitted by his daughter, Mary:

I remember hearing stories about my father hypnotizing students who were in his class. This was back in the "old" high school. Also, he played in the faculty basketball games. He was short and bald so he was a pretty good target for being teased but he was a good sport about it and, besides, could shoot pretty well. He shot a basketball in the old-fashioned way, under-handed, but he was accurate. I remember a time when the faculty played against a professional women's team. They put him on the free throw line, blindfolded him, and he got 9 out of 10 baskets. (I hope this is accurate. I was pretty young then but this is what I remember). I also remember when I went home for fellow teacher Norm Ebrite's funeral. (The Ebrite's were our neighbors for many years and Norm was a very good friend of my father). During the night I was supposed to return to California, my father passed away. Their obituaries appeared beside one another in the paper, which was somehow perfect.