Mary Louise Weiss, 98, of Southern Pines, died September 1, 2021. A Memorial Service will be conducted by Dr. John Jacobs and Reverend Colette Bachand at The Penick Village Chapel, 500 E. Rhode Island Ave, Southern Pines, on September 11, 2021 at 11:00 am.
Born in El Paso, TX on July 18, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Leo F. and Callie May (Slaughter) Wolcott. Louise went to Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri and the University of Texas in Austin, Texas graduating with a BS degree in food and nutrition. As a registered professional dietitian, she did her internship at Philadelphia General Hospital in Pennsylvania. In 1947, she married Henry G. Weiss at Clint, Texas.
Avid golfers, Henry and Louise moved to Pinehurst in 1981, where she volunteered at the Food Bank. She had her own apartment at Penick Village where she helped coordinate parties for the residents and helped in decorating the residents’ doors and halls. Louise was an excellent cook who loved time spent with her family.
Louise is survived by her three sons. Eric, the eldest, and his wife Carol, reside in Pinehurst. Henry Mark and wife Kathleen reside in Arlington, Virginia and Carl resides in Hartford, Connecticut. She has five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Donations in her memory may be made to the FirstHealth Hospice, 150 Applecross Rd. Pinehurst, NC 28374 or to the Village Chapel, 10 Azalea Rd. Pinehurst, NC 28374.
Online condolences may be made at www.bolesfuneralhome.com
Services are entrusted to Boles Funeral Home of Southern Pines.
