Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....WELCH, ARNOLD RAY November 9, 2015 ************************************************ 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 12, 2015, 8:49 am News Star World - November 12, 2015 ARNOLD RAY WELCH Funeral services for Arnold Ray Welch, age 86 of Columbia, will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, November 13, 2015 from the sanctuary of House of Prayer International Woolen Lake, Columbia, LA with Bro. David Sistrunk officiating. Interment will follow at Woolen Lake Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be Thursday, November 12, 2015 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at House of Prayer International, Woolen Lake, Columbia, LA. Mr. Welch was born on March 20, 1929 in Elps, LA to the union of his parents: Edward "Ed" Welch and Audye Estelle Boles Welch and passed from this life with his beloved wife at his side on November 9, 2015 at Haven Nursing Center, Columbia, LA. Those left to cherish his memory is his beloved wife of 64 years; Jo Ann Walker Welch of Rayville; son, Jeff Welch and wife, Debbie of MN; daughter, Theresa Fife of Rayville; brother, Carl Welch of Jackson, LA; grandchildren: Shad Fife, Haley Walker and Kristy Minchew and six great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Peck Wilson, Donald Wilson, Danny Wilson, Louis Rogers, Jim Oliveaux and Shad Fife. Online condolences may be made at www.riserfunealhomes.com. Riser Funeral Home Columbia, LA File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/w/welch4667nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/lafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb