Cowlitz-Clark County WA Archives Obituaries.....Welch, William T.     December 25, 2005
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Published in The Daily News on 12/30/2005.
 
William Welch passed away quietly in the company of his family on Sunday, 
December 25, 2005, at Ray Hickey Hospice in Vancouver, WA. 

Bill was born in Marietta, WA on May 21, 1917, and lived in the Bellingham area 
during his youth. His family later moved to Kalama, WA where he attended high 
school and graduated in 1936. In April 1941 he married his high school 
sweetheart, Virginia Merz. Bill joined the Navy in 1943, but was hospitalized 
with a serious ailment for 7 months, and was given a medical discharge in May 
1944. Upon returning home, Bill and Virginia lived in the Longview area, then 
settled again in Kalama, where they made their home. For the next 10 years, 
Bill was Kalama's milkman. Later he was employed by the Cowlitz County Road 
District and retired after 30 years. Bill was an avid reader, loved hunting and 
fishing in his early life, but turned to golf and traveling in his later years. 
He and his wife spent 15 winters in the California sun with their friends 
during their retirement. In 2002, Bill and Virginia moved from Kalama to a 
condo in Ridgefield, WA to be closer to their children. Bill was a devoted 
family man to his wife of 64 years and their three daughters, and they will all 
miss him greatly. 

Survivors include, wife Virginia; daughters; Penny Buck, Becky Sowders and 
Cindy Jones; grandchildren, Marcus Dean Buck, Timmothy Sowders and Lily Jones; 
two great grandchildren, Zoee and William; and a brother, James Welch and 
sister, Alice Rice.

The public is invited to a 1:00 pm memorial service on January 7, 2006 at 
Kalama Methodist Church. A private graveside service was held on Thursday, 
December 28, 2005 at the Kalama Cemetery. 

Arrangements by Dahl-McVickers, Kelso, WA. Remembrances to Kalama Methodist 
Church. Please sign the guest book at www.tdn.com/obits  


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