He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Wilburn Edward and Alice Kimsey Welch. He was married to Ethel Jean Teague Welch who passed away in 2000. He worked with the atomic energy commission for eight years during World War II. He was a policeman and security guard for many years in Franklin and also a carpenter. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
He is survived by two daughters, Shirley W. Rowe of Charleston, S.C., and Jean Welch of Franklin; three sisters, Maude Baldwin and Muriel Welch of Franklin and JoAnna Hedrick of Charlotte; four brothers, Paul and Bill Welch of Franklin, Fred Welch of Sylva and Lewis Welch of Jefferson City, Tenn.; three grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Harold Ball officiating. Burial will be in Burningtown Baptist Church cemetery. Charles Baldwin, Trent Johnson, Gilmer Henson, Sammy Angel, Bryson Hodgins and Kenneth Mashburn will serve as pallbearers.
He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Wilburn Edward and Alice Kimsey Welch. He was married to Ethel Jean Teague Welch who passed away in 2000. He worked with the atomic energy commission for eight years during World War II. He was a policeman and security guard for many years in Franklin and also a carpenter. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
He is survived by two daughters, Shirley W. Rowe of Charleston, S.C., and Jean Welch of Franklin; three sisters, Maude Baldwin and Muriel Welch of Franklin and JoAnna Hedrick of Charlotte; four brothers, Paul and Bill Welch of Franklin, Fred Welch of Sylva and Lewis Welch of Jefferson City, Tenn.; three grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Harold Ball officiating. Burial will be in Burningtown Baptist Church cemetery. Charles Baldwin, Trent Johnson, Gilmer Henson, Sammy Angel, Bryson Hodgins and Kenneth Mashburn will serve as pallbearers.
Family Members
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Maude Augusta Welch Baldwin
1903–2008
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Frank Artemus Welch
1904–1986
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Eula Birdie Welch
1905–1926
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Howard Taft Welch
1909–1994
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Anne Muriel "Aunt Muriel" Welch
1911–2010
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Thomas Paul Welch
1912–2011
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Albert Frederick Welch
1915–2006
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William Langford Welch
1917–2005
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Lucy Mae Welch Catway
1919–1977
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Addie Bell Welch Stanley
1921–1977
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Edgar Earl Welch
1923–1971
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Kenneth Lee Welch
1925–1999
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Joanna Welch Hedrick
1928–2022
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MAJ Louis B. "Pop" Welch
1931–2010
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