Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Welch, Frank 1952 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mransom311@gmail.com September 3, 2014, 4:53 pm The Belding Banner, Thursday, February 7, 1952 Frank Welch, 72, died February 4 at 3 p.m. at Belding hospital. He had been ill for several weeks and was removed to the hospital two weeks ago. Mr. Welch was born in Breckenridge February 2, 1880, the son of Alonzo and Sarah Welch. He had lived in this city for 50 years, working as a painter and decorator until his health failed. He was married to Maude Tower in 1901. She died March 15, 1934, at their home on James Street. Two years ago in October he married Pheobe Shepard and she survives. He also had one sister, Mrs. Atla Godfrey, of Muskegon. He lived for a number of years at 112˝ N. Pleasant street, but a few weeks ago moved to 124˝ S. Bridge Street. Funeral services were held at Fales-Huffman funeral home Wednesday at four o’clock with Rev H. S. Ellis officiating. Burial was in Otisco cemetery beside his wife. Pallbearers were Robert Boomer, Dale Richmond, Elbert Mier, Charles Christiansen, Doyle Ryan and Charles Mier. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/w/welch28408nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb