IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Thomas
Welch
December 14, 1912 – February 7, 2011
Obituary
Thomas Paul Welch, 98, of Franklin, passed away Monday, February 7, 2011.
Born in Macon Co, he was the son of the late Wilburn E. Welch and Alice Kimsey Welch. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers and sisters, Fred Welch, Louis Welch, Maude Baldwin, Frank Welch, Eula Welch, Ralph Welch, Howard Welch, Bill Welch, Lucy Catway, Adibell Stanley, Edgar Welch, Kenneth Welch and Muriel Welch. Tom was a US Navy Veteran and served as Chief. He was a member of the American Legion Post 108 and VFW Post 7339. Tom was an engineer and area manager with I.P.S. Utilities Co.; he attended trade schools affiliated with NC State where he received an engineering degree; worked for Macon Furniture Mart and volunteered at the US Forest Service where he worked as a surveyor. Tom was a member of Burningtown Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Louise Case Welch; daughter, Dency Dailey and husband Tim of Franklin; two sons, Thomas Ray Welch and wife Shirley of Franklin and Rev. Dr. Patrick Paul Welch and wife Gail of Hendersonville, NC; first wife, Nell D. Welch of Franklin; sister, Joanna Hedrick of Charlotte, NC; twelve grandchildren; twenty-one great grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.
Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 11, in the Chapel of Macon Funeral Home. Rev. Randy Drinnon and Larry Pons will officiate. Military Graveside Rites will be conducted by the VFW Post 7339 and American Legion Post 108 in the Welch Family Cemetery.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Terry Land, Marty Trost, J.J. Dailey, Justin Welch, Greg Welch, Chris Houston, Mark Villanti, Jonathan Welch and George Lynch.
Merritt Fouts will serve as Honorary Pallbearer.
Memorial donations can be made to Welch Cemetery Fund, C/O Tom Welch, 205 Fouts Lane, Franklin, NC 28734.
Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Exclusive provider of "Veterans & Family Memorial Care Program."
Born in Macon Co, he was the son of the late Wilburn E. Welch and Alice Kimsey Welch. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers and sisters, Fred Welch, Louis Welch, Maude Baldwin, Frank Welch, Eula Welch, Ralph Welch, Howard Welch, Bill Welch, Lucy Catway, Adibell Stanley, Edgar Welch, Kenneth Welch and Muriel Welch. Tom was a US Navy Veteran and served as Chief. He was a member of the American Legion Post 108 and VFW Post 7339. Tom was an engineer and area manager with I.P.S. Utilities Co.; he attended trade schools affiliated with NC State where he received an engineering degree; worked for Macon Furniture Mart and volunteered at the US Forest Service where he worked as a surveyor. Tom was a member of Burningtown Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Louise Case Welch; daughter, Dency Dailey and husband Tim of Franklin; two sons, Thomas Ray Welch and wife Shirley of Franklin and Rev. Dr. Patrick Paul Welch and wife Gail of Hendersonville, NC; first wife, Nell D. Welch of Franklin; sister, Joanna Hedrick of Charlotte, NC; twelve grandchildren; twenty-one great grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.
Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 11, in the Chapel of Macon Funeral Home. Rev. Randy Drinnon and Larry Pons will officiate. Military Graveside Rites will be conducted by the VFW Post 7339 and American Legion Post 108 in the Welch Family Cemetery.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Terry Land, Marty Trost, J.J. Dailey, Justin Welch, Greg Welch, Chris Houston, Mark Villanti, Jonathan Welch and George Lynch.
Merritt Fouts will serve as Honorary Pallbearer.
Memorial donations can be made to Welch Cemetery Fund, C/O Tom Welch, 205 Fouts Lane, Franklin, NC 28734.
Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Exclusive provider of "Veterans & Family Memorial Care Program."
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