Welch, David Christopher
Passed: 1941-12-14
Age: 63
Source: Ravenswood News
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 1941-12-18
Information: David Christopher Welch, 63 years old, died suddenly at his home at 6:30 Sunday evening from a heart attack. Born in Meigs county, Ohio, Mr. Welch was the son of William Dallas and Mary Jane Welch. He was married to Miss Dora Mae Goodwin of Ravenswood on Nov. 2, 1902, where they had resided until his death. He was a retired Baltimore and Ohio man, having been retired in 1939 due to disability. He was a member of the Baptist church and of the Modern Woodmen of America. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Chambers & Kyger funeral home. The Rev. E. S. Higginbotham, pastor of the Baptist church, officiated, and burial was in the Ravenswood cemetery. Pallbearers were members of the Modern Woodmen of America lodge. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Dora Welch, and two daughters, Mrs. Carl Milhoan of Akron, Ohio, and Mrs. Grover Hall of Ravenswood, and one son, Flaves Welch, at home. He also leaves four sisters, Mrs. Lon Allison of Hollidays Cove, Ohio, Mrs. Elsie Barrett, Chester, W. Va., Mrs. Ira Lyons of Yorkville, Ohio, and Mrs. A. D. Clark of East Liverpool, Ohio, and one brother, Calvin Welch of Weston, W. Va.