Malone, M.L.

W.D. married Welch, M.C.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

V. married Galligan, C.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: WELC.M001
• _FGRAVE: 78303338

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MURELL L. WELCH

Murell L. Welch, 66, of Mount Pleasant, died Monday at Central Michigan Community Hospital in Mount Pleasant.

Services will be Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at the StinsonHelms Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens. Memorial donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Mount Pleasant or to the American Heart Association.

An owner of an independent oil and gas production firm in Mount Pleasant, Welch moved to the area from Roscommon in 1954.

He was born April 9, 1915 in Oilton, Okla. to Marlin and Clara (Lobaugh) Welch and later married Vera Mullins.

He was a member of the Michigan Oil and Gas Association, the American Petroleum Institute and the Independent Petroleum Producers of America.

Surviving are his wife, Vera (Mullins) Welch of Mount Pleasant; three daughters, Mrs. William (Marilyn) Malone of Mason, Mrs. John (Madelane) Gillis of Breckenridge, Mrs. Matthew (Janet) Darrow of Ypsilanti, and seven grandchildren.

Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Leo (Edna) Hamil of Sperry, Okla., and Mrs. Hazel Jenkins of Oblong, III., and one brother, Gale, of Claremore, Okla.

(Morning Sun - Tuesday, May 19, 1981) Thank you, Craig, for this obituary!

Buried:
Garden of Knowledge

Murell married Mullins, Vera Hughdella. Vera (daughter of Mullins, Michael Sparling and Graham, Nica 'Mina') was born on 19 Jun 1915 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 5 Feb 1998 in Isabella County Medical Care Facility, Mount Pleasant, Michigan; was buried in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: MULL.V001
• _FGRAVE: 75199466

Notes:

In the 1920 census, she is identified as "Vera U. Mullins"

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: WELC.M002
• _FGRAVE: 16165272

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Birth:
On WWI and WWII draft registration cards, and on the 1900 census he put his year of birth at 1892

Marlin married Lobaugh, Clara Catherine. Clara (daughter of Lobaugh, John B. and DuBois, Elizabeth Isabel 'Lizzie') was born on 21 Dec 1891 in Humbolt, Allen County, Kentucky; died on 30 Dec 1977 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma; was buried in Osage Gardens Cemetery, Skiatook, Osage County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: LOBA.C001
• _FGRAVE: 16165359

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• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: MULL.M001
• _FGRAVE: 24103752

Michael married Graham, Nica 'Mina' on 21 Mar 1906 in Clay County, Illinois. Nica (daughter of Graham, John Riley and Hornick, Rebecca Isabelle 'Bell') was born on 10 Mar 1882 in Emison, Knox County, Indiana; died on 12 Jul 1970 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried on 15 Jul 1970 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Housewife
• Reference Number: GRAH.N002
• _FGRAVE: 24103757

Notes:

Mrs. Nica Mullins, 88, of Olney, former Clay City resident until eight years ago, died Sunday at the Richland Memorial Hospital after a long period of poor health.

Mrs. Mullins was born March 10, 1882. She was married to Mike Mullins, who died at Clay City in 1924.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Easley Funeral Home at Clay City with Rev. S. L. Milnor in charge. Burial will be in Clay
City cemetery. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. today.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Merl Welsh of Mt. Pleasant,
Michigan and Mrs. Howard Delaney of Noble. There are three grandchildren. Mrs. Nella Mason of Olney is a sister.

Information retrieved from the Olney (IL) Daily Mail, July 14, 1970, edition.