Ruth Elaine Weaver, a frequent visitor with relatives in Marion, died Aug. 4 in a Houston, Texas, hospital after a short illness. Her brother, Bill Meyer, was editor and publisher of the Marion County Record.

Survivors include her husband, Charles, of the home; two daughters, Elizabeth Moore of Belt, Wyo., and Charlotte Gifford-Weaver of Houston; and two grandchildren, Malcolm and Elise Gifford-Weaver, Houston.