Mildred "Mudie" Overstom Weber

Mildred "Mudie" Overstrom Weber was born on October 12th, 1933, in East Berlin, Connecticut, and joined the Great Cloud of Witnesses on July 2nd, 2025. She is preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Dr. Theodore "Ted" Weber, her parents, George and Mary Overstrom, her brothers Robert, Richard, and wife Lois, George, and wife Barbara, and her sister Sylvia Overstrom Kirby and husband Bill, niece Cordellia "DeDe" Kirby Hathway, and her nephew, Kevin Overstrom.

She is survived by sons Theodore Eric Weber and wife Frances, of Round Rock, Texas, and Rev. Dr. Robert Alan Weber and wife Stacy, of Atlanta, Georgia, as well as nieces Nancy Barker and husband Henry, and Susan Overstrom, and nephews Chris Kirby and Mark Hathaway. Mudie was very proud of her grandsons, Matthew Darren Weber, and wife Bridget, Brian Alexander Weber, and wife Lauren, and Jonathan Robert Weber, along with four great grandchildren, Jack, Millie, Eli, and Brooks Weber, who knew her fondly as "Oma."

Mudie grew up in the small, Norman Rockwell-esque New England town of East Berlin, Connecticut, in the days when her entertainment activities were mainly confined to the farm. Instead of turning on a knob for the TV, she would go out into the sun and pick raspberries, currants, or fresh vegetables, eating them straight from the garden or preparing them for dinner. She was the youngest child and always referred to as "the baby." She learned a lot from her siblings and parents, which prepared her for a life of joy and love.

As a young woman, she met the new student pastor from Yale, and he became friends with the Overstrom family. From this friendship blossomed a relationship that would lead to the marriage of Ted and Mudie and the births of their beloved Eric and Rob. Their lives were an outpouring of shaping students from around the world, loving God, and giving thanks for the fullness of life and the lifelong friendships that came with them.

Mudie did many things, but is fondly remembered as one of the nearly 40-year tenured teachers at the Glenn School for Young Children. As her dear friend Gatra Mallard said, "Mudie didn't just teach the children, she taught the whole family." Many people have shared this sentiment; parents have learned to be better parents because of Mudie.

Her humble servant's heart guided her desire to serve through The Trinity Table, the Backpack Ministry, teaching Sunday School, the Naomi Circle, and the Lydia Prayer Shawl Circle. Perhaps one of the most significant experiences of her life was her participation in and membership with the Lay Ministers Community of Glenn Memorial UMC. A common sentiment amongst her friends can be condensed into this phrase: We didn't just lose a great woman of the church, a creative and courageous teacher and lay minister; we lost a true light in the world.

When asked where Ted and Mudie would retire, their answer was an easy one: "right here." They cherished the Emory/Candler/Glenn Memorial UMC community, which has been like family to them for over 65 years. Now, three of the five wives of the "Young Turks," who committed with their husbands to stay at Candler and see it into the prestigious institution it is today. They stand together as they send another wife of "the Candler Five" to spend eternity with an Eternal and Loving God.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made in Mudie's honor to the Children's Building Fund Initiative at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church.

The Celebration of Mudie's life will be held Saturday, July 26th, 2025, at 4 PM, at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church Sanctuary on the Emory University Campus with Rev. Dr. Byron Thomas, Rev. Susan Pinson, and Rev. Dr. Rob Weber officiating. A Time of Fellowship will continue in the Sanctuary after the service.