Brevard – Lt. Col. (Ret) Robert Newton Weaver, 85, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Brookport, IL, he was the son of the late Arthur Franklin Weaver and Ethel Rosalind Park Weaver. Mr. Weaver was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving in the Special Forces. He served in three wars, WW II, Korea, and Vietnam, and was a graduate of the Monterey Language Institute, Fort Ord, CA. He was a member of the Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church. He was commissioned the first lay preacher for the Presbytery of Western North Carolina and served Paint Gap Presbyterian Church in Yancey County for 10 years before retiring. Mr. Weaver was an Elder for the Presbyterian Church (USA). Surviving are his wife, Joyce E. Weaver; son, Charles Robert Weaver of Tampa, FL; daughters, Robin Elliott and husband Edward of St. Petersburg, FL, Cindy Orsillo and husband Michael of Mocksville, NC; Rebecca South and husband Mark of Dade City, FL, and Carrie Weaver Stock and husband Michael of Winston-Salem; brother, Arthur Weaver and wife Mary June of Parachute, CO; grandchildren, Matt and Josh Elliott, John, Kenny, and David Orsillo, Chad Weaver, Haley Stock and five great-grandchildren. The memorial service will be held at 3 PM Friday, January 18, 2013 at the Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Keith Thompson officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Organ Fund of Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church.