Weldon Dean Hargrove

HARGROVE, Weldon Dean, born April 27, 1931. He went to meet the Lord face-to-face on Wednesday, October 24th of this year at the age of 87. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2018 from Prattville Church of Christ at 3:00 p.m. with Minister Brent Missildine officiating. Visitation will be held at the church on Saturday from 1:30 until 3:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Prattville Memory Gardens with Prattville Memorial directing. Mr. Hargrove was preceded in death by his parents, James Arlie and Ahleen (Oliver) Hargrove; his brothers, Doyle and Gail; and his first wife, Glenda (Brasell) Hargrove. He is survived by his loving wife of 26 years, Rebecca Joyce Hargrove; son, Reggie (Annette); daughter, Rhonda Thompson; six stepchildren, Bruce, Mark (Jacque), David (Michele), Janet Gray (Joey), Diane, and Kristy Payton (Greg); three grandchildren, Rachel Hargrove, Chad Thompson, and Cody Thompson; step-grandchildren, Trent Williams; Heath and Blake Williams; Ashley Walker, Christopher Williams, Jamie Grizzell, Alex Williams; Wesley and Reed Tomlin; Jolie and Joseph Gray; several great-grandchildren; extended family and many friends. Weldon lived most of his life on West Texas farms, though he did work in a carbon black plant as a young man, in a New Mexico potash mine, on an oil rig, as a TV repairman, and other jobs when farming was not a financial option for his family. He and Glenda also worked at the Children’s Home in Lubbock, TX for 12 years where he worked as the farm manager and 4-H sponsor. When he and Glenda moved to Montgomery, AL in January 1983, he used his many skills as a self-taught plumber, electrician, carpenter, and general Jack-of-all-trades (and genuinely master-of-all of them) for the maintenance department at Faulkner University. Weldon will be remembered for his dry wit, his loving and generous heart, and his hard work. His hand-made wooden crafts are treasured by friends and family in many different parts of the country. In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to the Church of Christ Disaster Relief Fund, P.O. Box 1111 80, Nashville, TN 37222 or https://disasterreliefeffort.org Pallbearers will be Reggie Hargrove, Cody and Chad Thompson, Bruce Williams, David Williams, Trent Williams, Joseph Gray, Wesley Tomlin, Reed Tomlin, and Mark Williams. Honorary Pallbearers will be Larry Oates, Marvin Gentry, Jerry Jones, Dave Hardy, Clip Knapp, and James Crump.

Weldon Dean Hargrove

April 27, 1931 - October 24, 2018