"A HISTORY OF THE DAVIESS-McLEAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN KENTUCKY, 1844-1943" by Wendell H. Rone. Probably published in 1944 by Messenger Job Printing Co., Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky, pp. 423-424. Used by permission. [Hopkins] OLIVER LESLIE WEIR: The subject of this sketch was born on September 15, 1875, at Paradise, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and is the son of Samuel M. and Elizabeth B. Weir. He was converted at the age of twenty-one and was baptized into the fellowship of the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, by Rev. W. P. Henry. By this same church he was licensed to preach, in March, 1899. On August 26, 1900, he was ordained to the ministry by Revs. J. W. Gill, W. P. Henry, and D. H. Howerton. Brother Weir is perhaps one of the best educated ministers that has ever held a pastorate in this Association. He attended the grade schools of his day and spent some time in the commercial department of Bethel College, Russellville, Kentucky. He also attended the Ohio Valley College at Sturgis, Kentucky, and the Kansas City Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri. He attended three summer sessions of the school for ministers at Ottaway University, Ottawa, Kansas, and one summer session at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He became very adept in the use of the Greek and Hebrew languages during his ministry. Our brother held the following pastorates after his ordination: Paradise, 1900-1902; Hillside, 1901-1904; Crofton, 1904-1907; Bevier, 1905-1907; Morton's Gap, 1905-1907; Hanson, 1905-1907; Sinking Fork, 1905-1907; Pleasant View; Small House; all in Kentucky. The above Churches held services once and twice each Month. He served the following full time Churches: Scott City, Kansas, 1907-1910; Howard, Kansas, 1911-1917; Topeka, Kansas, 1917-1922; Chaplain of the Veteran's Hospital at Outwood, near Dawson Springs, Kentucky, for the State Mission Board, 1923-1926; Carmi, Illinois, 1927; DuQuoin, Illinois 1928-1930; Bruceton, Tennessee, 1931-1936; and Livermore, Kentucky, 1936-1942. Since September, 1942 he has been retired and now lives on a small farm near Madisonville, Kentucky. He was Moderator of the South West Association, Scott County, Kansas, for a time; Moderator of the Kansas River Association; and preached the annual sermon before the Southwest Association in 1907, 1908, and 1910; the Kansas River Association in 1918 and 1919; the Carroll County Association in Tennessee in 1932; the Daviess-McLean Association in 1939. He also served as the Assistant Moderator of the Daviess-McLean Association in 1942. New buildings were erected at Scott City, Howard, and Topeka, Kansas, during his pastorate at those Churches. Brethren Orville Bean and Charles Eidson were licensed to preach during his pastorate at the Livermore Church. Mrs. Weir was formerly Miss Ethel Marie Baker, daughter of Pearl and Cornelia Baker of Madisonville, Kentucky. They were married on April 4, 1905. One daughter blessed this union, Lillian Pearl. She is now Mrs. Tom Shumate. Mrs. Weir died in the spring of 1942 and our brother was left a broken-hearted man which led to his retirement from the active pastorate. Her fine Christian character and spirit were an inspiring example to all who knew her. Brother Weir has made a very intensive study of words during his ministry and in consequence is very versatile in the use of them even to the point of being oratorical in his preaching delivery. His ready command of words grips his listeners and holds their attention until he has finished his message. The gap left in the ranks of the ministry by the retirement of Rev. O. L. Weir will not be easy to fill. Weir Henry Gill Howerton Bean Eidson Baker Shumate = Muhlenberg-KY Russellville-Logan-KY Sturgis-Union-KY MO Louisville-Jefferson-KY IL TN Scott-KS Crofton-Christian-KY Pleasant_View-Whitley-KY KS IL TN Livermore-McLean-KY http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/hopkins/weir.ol.txt