Randy McKay Weaver's Obituary
Our hearts are broken but our spirits are full as Randy McKay Weaver returned to the loving arms of his Heavenly Father on October 11, 2025, at the age of 39, after courageously battling cancer for two years. McKay faced every part of his journey with humor, strength, and unwavering love for his family.
McKay was born on June 3, 1986 in Ogden, Utah to Randy Otis and Nina Flanders Weaver, and grew up surrounded by brothers, laughter, and endless adventures.
After graduating from Viewmont High School in 2004, where he played both hockey and lacrosse, McKay served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico Mission from 2004 to 2006. His love for the people, culture and tacos stayed with him throughout his life. He went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Utah State University in 2011, where he met the love of his life, Jayne Natalie Smalley. The two were married on September 3, 2011, in the Bountiful Temple.
Together they built a beautiful life filled with love, laughter, and adventure. McKay was a devoted husband and an incredible dad. His children Brooklyn and Jay were the absolute joy of his life. Whether he was making his famous pancakes and French toast for a house full of kids, coaching the sport of the season, planning spontaneous family adventures, or sharing his favorite childhood movies, McKay infused everything with humor, warmth, and heart.
McKay loved to travel. He and Jayne made it a priority for their family and treasured exploring the world with their children.
A lifelong sports enthusiast, McKay loved both playing and watching just about every sport imaginable. He never missed a chance to cheer on his kids—or his wife—from the sidelines. His basement setup, complete with three TVs running at once, became legendary on game days. Whether it was watching March Madness or ESPN the Ocho, sports were one of the ways McKay connected most deeply with family and friends—and most especially Jay.
His humor never left him, and his ability to laugh through life’s hardest moments was one of his greatest gifts. McKay’s love for Taco Bell was also legendary (and as he liked to joke “the cause of his cancer”) and no day was truly complete without a Chalupa and a Baja Blast.
He is survived by his wife Jayne; his children Brooklyn and Jay; his parents Randy and Nina Weaver; his brothers Dean (Audrey), Bryce (Natalie), and Trevor (Celeste); his in-laws Scott and Wendy Smalley; and 14 adoring nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by loving grandparents and other cherished family members who surely welcomed him home.
McKay’s adventurous spirit, quick wit, and ability to make everyone around him laugh will be deeply missed but never forgotten. He lived fully, loved fiercely, and left a legacy of joy that will carry on in all who knew him.
The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the incredible doctors and nurses at Huntsman Cancer Institute for their exceptional care and compassion over the past two years; to the team at A+ Hospice for making the hardest part of this journey a little easier; and to the many friends and family members who surrounded them with meals, help on house projects, and endless love and support.
Viewings will be held on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, from 5:30–7:30 p.m., and on Thursday, October 16, 2025, from 9:00–9:45 a.m. at 729 Shepard Lane. The funeral service will follow on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the same location. Interment will take place afterward at the Centerville Cemetery.
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