Obituary of Elsie I. Welch

Services for Elsie I. Welch, 81, Troup, are scheduled for 1:00 pm, Monday, February 25, at the Cottle Funeral Home chapel, Troup, with the Reverend Jim Norman officiating. Burial will be in the Union Grove Cemetery near Troup. Mrs. Welch died Saturday, February 23, in a Tyler hospice facility. She was born September 7, 1926, in Tyler, to the late Charlie Otis Reeves and Lillie Mae Bogle Reeves. Mrs. Welch moved to Troup from Houston in 1978. While in Houston, she was employed by K-Mart for ten years in cosmetic sales. She was a member of the Union Grove Baptist Church. She married William E. 'Bill' Welch, Jr. in Wright City October 31, 1945. He preceded her in death May 9, 2003. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Larry Dickerson and a sister, Ethel McDaniel. Survivors include a son, Larry Welch, Troup; a daughter, Linda Dement, Giddings; grandchildren and their spouses, Jenna Welch, Leah Welch, Melinda and Matt Wisdom, Margaret Dickerson, Angie and Marty Stanfield, and Alicia and Jerry Ingram; and numerous great grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Kenneth McDaniel, Charles McDaniel, Steven McDaniel, Chris McDaniel, Josh Teague, Matt Wisdom, and Johnny Carrizales. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm, Sunday, February 24. Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd, Tyler, Texas 75701.