A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Wilburn E. and Alice Kimsey Welch. He was preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters.
He was a mill worker in the lumber industry; a U.S. Army veteran, being one of the first volunteers from Macon County during WWII; worked as a sheep herder in Utah; and was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving are sisters and brothers, Maude Baldwin, Muriel Welch and Thomas Paul Welch, all of Franklin, Fred Welch of Sylva, Joanna Hedrick of Charlotte and Louis Welch of Jefferson City, Tenn.; several nieces and nephews; and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 16, at 2 p.m., at Burningtown Baptist Church. Rev. Jim Kinard officiated.
Burial was in the church cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by VFW Post 7339 and American Legion Post 108.
A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Wilburn E. and Alice Kimsey Welch. He was preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters.
He was a mill worker in the lumber industry; a U.S. Army veteran, being one of the first volunteers from Macon County during WWII; worked as a sheep herder in Utah; and was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving are sisters and brothers, Maude Baldwin, Muriel Welch and Thomas Paul Welch, all of Franklin, Fred Welch of Sylva, Joanna Hedrick of Charlotte and Louis Welch of Jefferson City, Tenn.; several nieces and nephews; and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 16, at 2 p.m., at Burningtown Baptist Church. Rev. Jim Kinard officiated.
Burial was in the church cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by VFW Post 7339 and American Legion Post 108.
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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Ralph Wayne "Red" Welch
1906–2003
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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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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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