Arnett Sears Weeks, Jr.
(October 8, 1924 ~ June 24, 2009)
Arnett, son of Arnett Sears Weeks, Sr. and Marie Victoria Hudson, married to Patsy Ann Landry and buried in Bangs Cemetery, Bangs, Brown County, Texas.
Arnett Weeks Jr. Remembered
Charles G. Anderson Sr. Special to the Reporter-News /
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Arnett Weeks
Friends and family describe former Big Country school superintendent and coach Arnett Weeks Jr., 84, as an “inspiration” and standout athlete.
Weeks died June 24 in Victoria after a short illness. Funeral services were Saturday at First Baptist Church in Bangs with burial in the Bangs Cemetery.
Weeks was superintendent of schools and football and track coach at the Jim Ned school district from 1959 to 1971. He later served as elementary principal in Anson and was superintendent and coach at Bangs school district from 1973 to 1985. Weeks was born near Goldsboro and graduated from Lawn High School is 1942.
He attended Howard Payne College and played football, but left in 1943 to join the Navy during World War II. Arnett earned a Presidential Unit Citation and three bronze stars as well as the U.S. Naval Commendation. He participated in three invasions in the Pacific — Saipan, Guam, and Iwo Jima.
His ship was sunk at Iwo Jima, but he survived.
In the fall of 1946, Arnett returned to Howard Payne to continue his education and to play football. He graduated from Howard Payne in 1949 and then earned a master’s degree from Southwest Texas. He began his teaching and coaching career at Grandview High School in 1949.
Arnett was athletic director and coached basketball, football, and track at Cisco Junior College from 1955 to 1958. After retirement, he assisted coaching track at HPU for about two years. He served in public educations for 50 years.
His daughter, Patsy Kennamer, of Bangs, said many of her father’s former students stayed in touch with him regularly.
“There are many, many of Daddy’s ‘boys’ from Grandview, Granbury, and Cisco who called and visited him frequently,” she said. “Daddy was inducted in the HPU Sports Hall of Fame last year.”
Kennamer said what really stands out is his love for the Lord and his love for children and young people.
Bruce Land, of Abilene, a retired coach and administrator, ran track for Weeks at Cisco Junior College in 1956-57 and was an All-American under Weeks for two years.
“Coach Weeks has always been an inspiration to me because of his Christian faith and his honesty and integrity,” Land said. “All these things helped me to mold my philosophies as I matured and became a coach and educator myself. I can think of no other role model that had a greater influence on my life than this man.”
Weeks was also involved in civic life. He served on the Bangs Independent School District board of trustees for 11 years and as the mayor of Bangs for one year.
He is survived by his wife, Patsy, and three daughters, Patsy Kennamer, of Bangs, Nancy Henry and husband Bill of Godley, and Janie McClatchy and husband Ricky of San Antonio; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Two sisters survive him: Johnnie Ruth Duncan of Big Spring, and Peggy Sue Satterwhite and husband Bobby of Lawn.
BROWN COUNTY TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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A GREAT MAN and WONDERFUL DEMOCRAT
ARNETT SEAR WEEKS JR.
Funeral services for Arnett Sear Weeks Jr. of Bangs will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at First Baptist Church of Bangs with graveside services following at the Bangs Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. today, at Davis-Morris Funeral Home. Davis-Morris Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Arnett Weeks was born Oct. 8, 1924, in Goldsboro, Texas, in Taylor County, to Arnett and Marie Weeks. He was married to Patsy Ann Landry on Dec. 2, 1950, in Luling, Texas.
Arnett was a World War II veteran, earning a Presidential Unit Citation and three bronze stars. He graduated from Howard Payne College in 1949 and then earned a master’s degree from Southwest Texas. He served in public schools as a teacher, coach and school administrator for 38 years. He also served on the Bangs Independent School District board of trustees for 11 years and as the mayor of Bangs for one year. Arnett is survived by his wife, Patsy, after 58 wonderful years; three daughters: Patsy Kennamer of Bangs, Nancy Henry and husband Bill of Godley, Texas, and Janie McClatchy and husband Ricky of San Antonio; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters: Johnnie Ruth Duncan of Big Spring, Texas, and Peggy Sue Satterwhite and husband Bobby of Lawn, Texas.
The family requests memorials be made to the Arnett and Patsy Weeks Scholarship Fund at Howard Payne University.
Abram Choate, SID