Jean Feild Weir Lincoln

Jean Lincoln, longtime Hideaway resident, died on September 22, 2023, in her home surrounded by family. She was 94 years old. She leaves behind a strong legacy of loving family, community service, education advocacy and leadership. She was born Jean Feild Weir on July 11, 1929, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was the third of four children born to Eloise Feild Weir and Alexander Weir. She and her family attended First Methodist Church, Little Rock, where she sang in the choir and attended MYF. It was in this church that she met her beloved Robert "Bob" Lincoln, whom she would eventually marry. Jean attended Parham Junior High and Little Rock High School. She received a prestigious science scholarship to Little Rock Junior College for one year, the first female to receive such an award. She matriculated to the University of Arkansas where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. She went on to receive a Master of Science in Education from East Texas State University with additional certifications in Special Education and Educational Diagnostics. She and Bob were married at First Methodist, Little Rock, on August 31, 1950, and were happily married for 66 years until his death in 2016. After marriage, they moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where Jean worked at the LSU Agricultural Extension Agency. Shortly after, they moved to Ferriday, Louisiana, where she taught high school math. After eighteen years in Ferriday, they moved to Richardson, Texas, to continue their careers and provide a quality education for their three daughters. Jean was a driving force in each community in which she lived, primarily serving in her church and local schools as a teacher and volunteer. She was President of the Women’s Society of Christian Service and received their lifetime membership award. A member of the DAR, she founded a local chapter of the Children of the American Revolution, and, always encouraging her daughters and other young girls to develop new skills, she began the Girl Scout program in Ferriday. As a lifelong educator, she served on many education committees locally and statewide and held various offices in the field of education, writing the math portion for various standardized tests in the State of Texas before becoming the testing coordinator for the Richardson ISD. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and the Texas Retired Teachers Association. Both Bob and Jean advocated strongly for public school education and equality for marginalized students and those with disabilities. She was predeceased by her parents and an older brother, Alexander Weir, Jr., an older sister, Mary Eloise Weir Raymond, and her beloved Robert Lincoln. She is survived by her younger sister, Ida Elizabeth Weir Kaufman, of Richardson, Texas, her three daughters, Rebecca Elizabeth Lincoln of Hideaway, Texas, Kathie Lincoln Taylor and her husband Peter, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Robin Lincoln Dent and her husband, Karl, of Lubbock, Texas. She is also survived by her four grandchildren, Sarah Dent Damron and her husband, Robert, of Lubbock, Texas, Lauren Amelia Dent of Dallas, Texas, Morgan Taylor Rosser and her husband, Jarret, of Bixby, Oklahoma, and Max Lincoln Taylor of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Also surviving her are her four great-grandchildren, Duke Robert Rosser and Jack Charles Rosser of Bixby, Oklahoma, and Olivia Jean Damron and Mackenzie Rose Damron of Lubbock, Texas, along with numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom she loved dearly. The memorial service will take place at 11:00 am CT, September 30, 2023, at ChristPoint Methodist Church, 402 W. Hubbard St., Lindale, TX, 75771. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to ChristPoint Methodist Open Door Sunday School Class or the Designated Handbell Fund.

Jean Feild Weir Lincoln

July 11, 1929 - September 22, 2023