Rev. Clarence Aaron Weaks was born on April 19, 1944 in Winston Salem, NC. He departed this life on February 20, 2026. at Arbor Acres/Strickland Place Skilled Nursing.

He attended the local public schools, and after graduation, attended Lane College in Jackson, TN where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. He later attended Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. Rev. Weaks graduated with a Masters of Divinity degree. St. John CME Church was his home church. He was a Pastor of a United Methodist Church in Baltimore, MD. He later taught school in the Virginia School System. Rev. Weaks eventually retired from the United Methodist Church.

He was also an avid music lover. Alongside his mother. Rev. Weaks sang in a gospel group. He also recorded a gospel song titled. "Zacchaeus". Having been born into a family of professional artists and musicians, he certainly had natural talent when it came to the music. His uncle, Lowman Pauling, Sr. was one of the best guitarist on the planet. Uncle Lowman was inducted into the Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame along with his group, The "5" Royales.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Dorothy Pauling Davis and Bill Weaks; and brothers, Kenneth Jay Weaks, and Ronald K. Ross.

He is survived by: two daughters, Natalie Gregory (Manny) and Christina Romano (Rick), all of Bowie, MD; sister, Karen Scales; brothers, Robert Ross (Doreen) and Billy Mackins (Doris) of Towson, MD; two nephews, Bernard Scales III of Tampa, FL and Jeremiah Hancock of Charlotte, NC; first cousins, Janice Pauling Lucas (Jerome) of Washington, DC, Lowman Pauling (Charlene), Alexis Pauling of Los Angeles, CA; close cousins, Maria Sisco, Billy Ray Evans (Wendy) of Baltimore, MD, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Public viewing will be from 12:00 PM until 6:00 PM, Friday, February 27, 2026 at Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral service 12:30 PM, Saturday, February 28, 2026 in the chapel of Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. The family will receive friends thirty-minutes prior to service.

Repast will take place at Brown & Douglas Neighborhood Center (formerly Piney Grove Recreation Center), 4725 Indiana Avenue, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106.

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