On October 22, 1921, Wilhemina McCody Brown Weeks was born in Baltiomre, Maryland to the late Rev. Ollie Brown and Rebecca Gray. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband Willie Weeks of Charlotte, North Carolina. She was educated in Baltimore Public School System and grew up in South Balitmore where she started her spiritual relationship with John Wesley Methodist Epissopal Churh on Sharp Street. As a child, she joined the junior usher board of the church and attended Sunday school on a regular basis. Later she sang with the Hudson Chorus. The first two children Robert Levi and Joyce Moncella joined her at John Wesley on Sharpe Street, and when the church moved to North Avenue becoming Jon Wesley United Methodist Church she also moved her family. At North Avenue location, she was the Communion Steward who prepared the communion covers for the church alter for over twenty years. She was active with the children in the Parent's Club of the Elizabeth A. Nallw Choir and faithfully attended Sunday school and Noon Day Bible Study until the lost of her eyesight. She is the last original Junior Usher. In 1950, she met and married Willie Weeks and from this union had six additional children, Melvin, Charlene, William, Denise, Mary and Felicia. She contiued her religious journey at Jonh Wesley United Methodist Church bringing into the fold, not only her children, but ultimately grandchildren and great-grandchildren. As a homemaker and devoted wife, she mothered childern from Mount Street where the family started to Penrose Avenue, the last family residence. Pots of macaroni and cheese, fried chicken and choclate cake circulated around the neighood. At the age 58 she took on the task of raising two grandsons Melvin Jr, and Johnny. She was actvie with evey school her children and grand children attended as well as the PTA. Civic activities included the Knights of Pythias, the Juvenile Sunflower Council #19, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. For two years, she was the President of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of foregin Wars Dorie Miller Post 5367 an later she joined the Auxiliary of VFW Post 8509. Nicknamed the "Road Runner" by the her fomer neighbors of the Marlborough Apartments, she travled the United States and the Virgin Islands visiting family members, attending the conventions of her various organizations and marched in many parades. Over the last six years, she has lived in numerous care facilites with her final residence at the Keswick Multi-Care Center. Known to converse easily with the nursing staff, she had a special relationship with Ethel, Gina, Mrs, T. and her primary caare physician, Dr. Saluja. Her John Wesley United Methdoist Church Family and Minister Callie Jenkins of True Gospel Apostolic Faith Church remained constantly at her side. The min isterial staff of Jonh Wesley followed her to each hospial and every nursing home t minister her through communion, songs , the word and prayer. She leaves to mourn eight children, three daughters-in-laws, two son-in-law, twenty-four grandchildren, forty-one great grandchildren, sixteen great-greatgrand children five granddaughters-in-law, one grandson-in-law, one cousin sister, two god children, and a host of other relatives and friends. Our Lord and Savior called his faithful servant Wilhelmina Weeks home Thursday June 4, 2009