Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....WELCH, ROBERT December 4, 2014 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gina Brown rootsgirl36@gmail.com December 9, 2014, 7:33 am News Star World - December 07, 2014 ROBERT WELCH Funeral Services for Mr. Robert F. "Bobby" Welch, Sr., 69, of Columbia, LA, will be 1:00 PM Monday, December 8, 2014 in the chapel of Griffin Funeral Home in West Monroe with Rev. Jimmy Piercy officiating. Interment with Military Honors will be held at Legions Memorial Cemetery in Newellton, LA. Mr. Welch was born May 29, 1945 in Ferriday, LA and passed away on December 4, 2014 in Monroe, LA. He was a member of Cedar Crest Baptist Church. Mr. Welch served in the United States Army. He enjoyed barbequing, fishing, and spending time with family and friends. He loved life. Mr. Welch was a barber at Nelson's Barber Shop for over 27 years and before that he worked at Russell's where he received numerous awards. He is preceded in death by his parents, Frank Welch and Vashti Waltman Welch; brother, James Franklin Welch and his wife Latoyah. Survivors include his three children, Michelle Welch Dyer, Robert F. Welch, Jr., and Ronne Anne Welch Cruse Massey; eight grandchildren, Carol Aline Greenlee, Bradley Dyer, Magane Dyer, Robert Welch III, Brianna Welch, Jesse Lowery, Jesseca Lowery, and Randyl Cruse; four great-grandchildren, Kimberlie, Carter, Tucker and Amaya; sister, Betty Walker and her husband Arnold Sr.; special nieces and nephew, Patty, Buffy, and Arnold Jr. as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Pallbearers will be Petey Griggs, Dandy Dove, Charles Swanson, Greg Welch, Roger McClanahan, Arnold Walker Jr., Doyle Nelson, and Kenneth Geter. The children would like to extend a special thank you to Patty and the Walker Family for their special care of their Daddy. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Griffin Funeral Home in West Monroe. Online guestbook: www.griffinfuneralhome.net Griffin Funeral Home West Monroe, Louisiana File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/w/welch3441nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/lafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb