Obit of Welch, Odessa Ruth - Grady County, Oklahoma Transcribed by: Gene Phillips 30 Oct 2005 Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Welch, Odessa Ruth 1920 - 2005 Odessa Ruth Welch, 84, a homemaker, passed away Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Wednesday in Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to James L. West Presbyterian Special Care Center, 1111 Summit Ave., Fort Worth 76102. Odessa Welch was born Dec. 7, 1920, in Chickasha, Okla. After completing high school, Odessa went to work for the Defense Department in California during World War II. She later met John Welch while working in a small airport in El Reno, Okla., and the couple married April 17, 1948. The family would like to thank the staff of James L. West Alzheimer's Center, especially the nurses and aides of the Monarch unit and also Dr. Janice Knebl. She was preceded in death by her husband, John; and son, Mark. Survivors: Sons, Tom Welch and David Welch; daughter, Cindy Stephenson and husband, Robert; granddaughter, Dessa Stephenson. Published in the Star-Telegram from 2/28/2005 - 3/1/2005. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html