Robin Weaver, Jr.

William Robin Weaver Jr., age 88, of Columbus, Mississippi, passed away on March 10, 2026, in Collierville, Tennessee. Born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, in 1938, Robin was raised in Columbus. He graduated from S.D. Lee High School in 1956 and earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from Mississippi State University in 1960. Demonstrating a lifelong love of learning, he later returned to Mississippi State and received a second degree in Accounting in 1975.

Music held a cherished place in Robin’s life. He met his wife, Betty, while playing saxophone and clarinet in the high school band. A devoted member of Main Street Presbyterian Church, he sang in the choir and later served as its director. He also found great joy singing barbershop harmony with groups in Columbus, Mississippi, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Gifted with a keen mind and a talent for problem-solving, Robin took pleasure in creating practical solutions, whether addressing electrical challenges or designing thoughtfully engineered construction projects. His professional path reflected his many abilities. He worked as an electrical engineer for Mississippi Power and later as an accountant for T.E. Lott and Company, where he founded the BankTel software company, skillfully combining his engineering and accounting expertise.

Robin was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Greenhaw Weaver; his father, William Robin Weaver; his mother, Hazel Mertins Weaver; and his sister, Margaret Sanders. He is survived by his children, Bill Weaver of Chicago, Illinois, Stan Weaver of Hayesville, North Carolina, and Steve Weaver of Memphis, Tennessee; eleven grandchildren, Elizabeth Crosetti, Hannah Leonard, Thomas Weaver, Andrew Weaver, Jonathan Weaver, Austin Weaver, Brooks Weaver, Adam Weaver, Brad Weaver, Megan Weaver, and Jennifer Weaver; and five great-grandchildren, George Crosetti, Alina Hilton, Theodore Weaver, Caroline Crosetti, and Conrad Weaver.