Anne Cobb Smith Weatherford, former first lady of Berea College and widow of Willis D. Weatherford, Jr., died in Black Mountain, North Carolina, Tuesday evening, June 7, 2016.
Many will recall that when Willis Weatherford became the 6th president of Berea College in 1967, Anne Weatherford became an integral part of the community, endearing herself to faculty, staff, and students alike with her gentle manner and soft-spoken words as she lived out the two great commandments enunciated by Jesus: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul and mind….and you shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matt. 22:37-40). Continue reading Bereans Mourn the Passing of Former First Lady, Anne Weatherford →