March 14, 2005

Walter Wesley Weller, D.V.M.

In Loving Memory of Walter Wesley Weller, D.V.M. November 22, 1916 - February 26, 2005

Walter weller was born to Walter and Myrle Weller in Elizabeth, Colorado. He attended elementary and secondary schools in Two Buttes, Colorado and continued his education at Colorado State University. On November 5, 1938 he married his sweetheart, Elizabeth Holway, who immediately assumed a "help-mate" role in all respects thereafter. Walt graduated from Colorado State with a Doctorate degree in Veterinary Medicine in 1942.

After serving a brief internship with a veterinarian in Grants Pass, Oregon, Walt and Betty established the Ashland Veterinary Hospital in 1943. After residing and working in Ashland for many years, they sold his practice in 1973 and moved to Corvallis, Oregon, eventually establishing the Eastgate Veterinary Clinic in 1975. While practicing in Ashland, he was very active in the community in numerous ways, including serving as president of the Lions Club, president of Ashland Chamber of Commerce and of the city council. He was President of the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examination Board in 1966-67, and was granted a lifetime membership in the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association for Meritorius Service in 1982.

Walt and Betty have four children, Susan Stubblefield of Lake Oswego, Oregon, Gayle Speirs of Gold River, California, Wendy Thompson of Wilsonville, Oregon, and Wes Weller of Sacramento, California.

Walt was dedicated to his profession and to his family. He was a pilot and a skilled craftsman who handcrafted tables, stools, built a boat and helped his son make a dune buggy. He could repair or fix most anything. He lived an especially active, honest, and passionate life. He and Betty had recently begun a new chapter in their 66 years together by selling their home in Corvallis to relocate in Wilsonville, Oregon.

Survivors include his wife, Betty; his four children; his sister Mary Schone of Sacramento, California; eight grandchildren; Don Stubblefield, Laurisa Stubblefield, Andrea Wolf, Verne Speirs, Vance Thompson, Ben Thompson, Eric Weller, Danelle Weller, seven great grandchildren: Patrick Stubblefield, Raymond Smith, Logan Wolf, Madisen Wolf, Virginia Speirs, Elizabeth Speirs, Nicholas Thompson.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Johnston.

A Celebration of his life was held at his place of residence on March 2, in Wilsonville, Oregon. Dr. Weller was cremated at Little Chapel of the Chimes in Portland, Oregon and his ashes were interred at Mt. View Cemetery in Ashland, Oregon.