*Daughter of Charlotte (Parrott) & Henry Plymire

The Herald, Raleigh, North Dakota, August 17, 1917

MRS. WELCH CROSSES THE GREAT DIVIDE

It is with a sense of profound sorrow that we are called upon to chronicle the death of our esteemed friend and neighbor, Mrs. Charlotte Anna Welch, a pioneer of this city. Mrs. Charlotte departed from this life last Sunday evening at half past eight o'clock; there was no lingering illness or painful experiences at the last and was in accordance with her oft expressed wish that when the transition came that she might yield up her immortal spirit to its maker without a struggle. Mrs. Welch throughout her declining years has not been blessed with robust health but was reconciled to her condition and bore her affliction nobly and with a Christian fortitude.

Last Sunday she was somewhat more disposed than common and in the evening requested of her son, Omar, that he prepare his own supper, which he did, afterwards repaired to the barn to do his chores. Returning shortly to the house he found his mother on the floor unconscious, summoning nearby neighbors to his assistance he immediately phoned for Doctor Shortridge, who upon his arrival pronounced her dead. A quiet and peaceful departure to that home from whence there is no return.

Mrs. Welch always lived a Christian life and has identified her with the Pioneer Presbyterian church of this city ever since its organization and has put in practice in her everyday life the golden rule of neighborly relationship.

Mrs. Charlotte Welch was born at Washington, Pa. in the year 1845 and was 72 years, 7 months, and 29 days old at the time of her death. She was united in marriage to William Henry Welch in Jefferson County, and came to North Dakota to live here on a homestead in 1906, which is now the original townsite. The remains of Mr. Welch, who was called by the Supreme Master in 1913, will be exhumed and laid beside his wife in our Silent City, west of town.

There were eleven children born to this union, nine of whom are yet living. They are Era Welch, St. Paul, Minnesota; Mrs. Cora Beebe, Fort Morgan, Colorado; Mrs. Lizzie Wicks, Calbin, North Dakota; Omar Welch, Carson; Mrs. Minnie Wolfe, Raleigh; Mrs. Myrtle Wolfgram, Raleigh; Mrs. Ida Johnson, Oswego, Montana; Mrs. Alice Messenger, Sterling, Colorado; and Mrs. Emma Miller, Devils Lake, North Dakota.

The funeral was one of the largest ever held in this city, and every consideration and kindness was shown the bereaved family and relatives. Reverend Ford's discourse was effective and highly instructive, paying a fitting tribute to the bereaved.