Obituaries: Elijah Welch, 1954, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: March 18, 1954 Winn Parish Enterprise Elijah Welch, Former Resident, Dies in Monroe Funeral services for Elijah Welch, about 60, were held in Oakdale Saturday, February 27. Mr. Welch died in Monroe on February 26. He was a former resident of Winnfield, and was, living at the home of a daughter in Monroe when he died. He had been ill for some time. Surviving him are four daughters, Mrs. Grady Smith and Mrs. Gwen Underwood of Big Springs, Texas; Mrs. J. W. Hendrix of Monroe and Mrs. O. W. Cano of Houston, Texas; and six sons, R. D. Welch of Houston, Preston Welch of Mexico, Horace Welch of Houston, Chestine Welch, David Welch, Norman Welch, all of Hobbs, New Mexico.