George Welch
Brighton |
NAME: George James Welch
AGE: 81
BORN: March 12, 1932 in Colchester, Illinois
DIED: 10:34 p.m. August 28, 2013 at Alton Memorial Hospital
PARENTS: William Noah and Emma (Harris) Welch (Both Deceased)
MARRIED: Martha Krueger
DATE & PLACE: December 15, 1968 in Macomb, Illinois
OCCUPATION: He retired from Yellow Freight Trucking with Teamsters Local #600 in 1997.
MEMBERSHIPS: He was the Founding Member of Westwoods Trailriders Saddle Club.
MILITARY: George served in the Navy Seabees from 1951 to 1955.
VISITATION: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 3, 2013
At Alexander & Gubser Funeral Home in Jerseyville
FUNERAL: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 4, 2013
At Alexander & Gubser Funeral Home in Jerseyville
Military Rites by Jerseyville American Legion #492
CLERGY: Rev. Theodore Englesdorfer
BURIAL: Oak Grove Cemetery
MEMORIALS: In Lieu of Flowers, Memorials may be made to the Five A’s Animal Shelter or to the American Heart Association.
SURVIVORS
WIFE: Martha Welch of Brighton
CHILDREN: James (Laura) Welch of Highland, California, Scott (Kathy) Welch of Graniteville, South Carolina, Pamela (Roger Dean) Abbott of Kane, Illinois and Linda (Rodney) Singleton of Brighton, Illinois
11 GRANDCHILDREN
10 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
SISTERS: Ruth A. McConnell of Maquon, Il and Neva & John Helton of Knoxville, IL
BROTHERS: Robert L. & Marilyn Welch of Abington, IL. and Charles & Jo Welch of Monmouth, IL.
BROTHERS IN LAW AND SISTERS IN LAW: Spencer Long of Hamburg, IL.., Sue & Ed Holzwarth of Macomb, IL., Donna & Marion Phipps of Jerseyville, IL., Tony & Lynda Krueger of Jerseyville, IL., Gary & Rhonda Krueger of Dow, IL., Marilyn & Roger Woelfel of Batchtown, IL., Wilma Welch of Fandon, IL. and Velma Welch of Tennessee, IL.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Parents; Brothers: Ora, Raymond, William N., Jr., Frank & Paul Welch; Sisters: Mabel Tromblee and Freda Sheplar; and Sister-in-law: Barbara Long.
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