May 22, 1934 - April 21, 2003
Age: 68
Westport, Indiana
Date of Death:
Unexpectedly on Monday, April 21, 2003 at 2:30
a.m.
Place of Death: Decatur County Memorial Hospital at Greensburg
Date of Birth: May 22, 1934
Place of Birth: Ripley County, Indiana
Date of Funeral:
Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 10:00 a.m.
Place:
Bass & Gasper Funeral Home
Visitation: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 from 4:00 until
8:00 p.m. with a Masonic Memorial
service
conducted at 7:00 p.m. by the Westport Masonic
Lodge.
Officiating: Rev. Mike Bartlett
Place of Burial: Westport Cemetery
Parents:
Scoville F. and Lucille E. (Emly) Welch
History:
Residential: He was born in Ripley County and moved to Jackson Township in Decatur County at the age of 6.
Education: He played basketball for
Jackson Township High School and graduated from there in 1952.
Military Service: He was a veteran having served with the US Army.
Occupation: He retired from Cosco in 1994 after 42 years of service and retired from farming in 1998.
Memberships: Westport Christian
Church
Westport Masonic Lodge # 52 F. & A.M.
Westport American Legion Post # 134
Married to: Maxine Gerth
Place:
North Vernon, Indiana
Date: April 14, 1963
SURVIVORS:
Wife - Maxine Welch - Westport,
Indiana
2 Sons - David A. Welch - Westport,
Indiana
Michael J. Welch - Westport, Indiana
Preceded in death by: Parents
1 Brother – John Richard Welch
Memorial
contributions may be made to Hospice or to the Charity of the Donors
through the Bass & Gasper Funeral Home.