Faye Welch
Faye Welch, age 59 of Marion died Wednesday January 19, 2011 at the Partners of Marion. She was born July 28, 1951 in Kenton.
On June 6, 1970 she married the love of her life, Terrance “Terry” Welch Sr. and he died September 5, 2007. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Eskel Harris Thompson and Martha Maxine (Fields) Burke; a grandson, Dustin Welch; a brother Fred Thompson; and sisters Doris Thompson and Alice Blanton.
She was a 1970 graduate of Elgin High School. She enjoyed watching Ohio State basketball and the Cleveland Indians. Faye enjoyed making necklaces with beads for many people and loved her Boston Terriers. Family was the center of her life; she loved her husband and her children and grandchildren, and was a Mom through and through.
She is survived by two daughters, Angela (Roland) Glover, Marion; Michelle “Mickey” (Donald) Jones, Marion; two sons, Terrance Welch Jr., Marion; Steven Welch, Marion; a daughter-in-law, Karrie Millisor, Marion; her step-father, Roy “Blackie” Burke, Portsmouth; three brothers, Charles (Christina) Thompson; Kenney (Pat) Thompson; Leonard (Geneva) Thompson, all of Marion; three sisters, Ruth Ann (Gene) Dunn, Marion; Mary Helen (Russell) Dunn, Marion; Donna (Michael) Queen, Portsmouth; two step-brothers, Pat Burke, Wheelersburg; Bill Burke, Marion; twelve grandchildren, Mollie and Cheyeanne Glover; Terry Welch III, Josh and William Welch; Corey, Courtney, Kelsie and Kaylee Welch; Donald “DJ”, Terra and Amanda Jones.
Funeral services will be held Monday, January 24, 2011 at 1:00 PM in the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, Richwood with Pastor George Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Price Cemetery. Friends may call on Sunday from 2 to 4 PM at the funeral home in Richwood.
Memorial gifts may be made to Heartland Hospice, 685 Delaware Ave., Suite 200, Marion, OH 43302 or the Heart of Ohio Dialysis Center, 1730 Marion-Waldo Road, Marion, OH 43302.
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballinger.com
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