James A. Welch

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

                     Elizabethtown Conservation Club

 

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

1 Granddaughter - Jamie K. Welch - Columbus, 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.

 

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