Funeral services for Charles Melvin Weir, 89, of Crosby, TX, will be held today, December 20, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Colonial Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Weir passed away December 15, 2012. Mr. Weir was born June 15, 1923, in Jefferson, Texas to Gill Shaw and Will Lee Born Weir. Mr. Weir was a member of Northeast Baptist Church in Crosby, Texas. He was a Veteran of WWII and served in the Navy completing his basic training in San Diego and later served in the Aleutian Islands. During most of his working life Mr. Weir was a welder and pipe fitter, traveling the country going where he was needed. However, after retirement, he began woodworking, which he taught himself. He loved to spend countless hours working in the garage making everything from Grandfather clocks to dining room tables. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Cristina Weir and three children, Steve Weir of Watauga and wife, Jan, Linda Weir of Longview and Eddie Weir of Kansas City, Missouri and wife, Marjon. Also surviving are one grandson, Brandon Weir and one brother, James Weir and wife, Dorothy, of Marshall and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Weir was preceded in death by his parents and a brother Cecil Weir.