Welty, James Richard 'Jim' (1945 - 2017): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1945 - 2017 (71 years)

Name	Welty, James Richard 'Jim'
		James Richard 'Jim' Welty (1945-2017
Birth	24 Oct 1945	Clay County, Illinois [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	WELT.J002
_FGRAVE	178790324
Funeral	6 May 2017	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Military Service	United States Marine Corps [1]
		United States Marine Corps
		United States Marine Corps
		United States Marine Corps Rank Insignia
Death	26 Apr 2017	Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois [1]
Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1]
	Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, with military honors.
Person ID	I19837	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	15 Jun 2023

Father	Welty, Albert, b. 3 Jun 1915 d. 2 May 1980 (Age 64 years)
Mother	Slade, Opal L., b. 4 Mar 1915 d. 25 Aug 1989 (Age 74 years)
Marriage	Y [2]
Family ID	F4525	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Notes

James Richard Jim Welty, age 71, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon.

Jim was born October 24, 1945, in Clay County, the son of Albert and Opal (Slade) Welty. He married Loretta Hough on June 26, 1983, in Flora.

Jim was proud to be a Marine and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War as a radio operator. Over the years, Jim worked at Southwire, Valley Steel, and Jenmar. He also did carpenter work throughout his life and was always working on something and enjoyed helping others. Jim was at one time a member of E.S.D.A. He loved to fish and spend time with his grandkids, attending their various activities. He enjoyed living at Heritage Woods, reminiscing and reconnecting with friends from the past.

[S5416] Frank and Bright Funeral Homes, Obituary, Welty, James Richard "Jim", 71, (http://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/613/), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5412] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Welty, Opal L. and Albert, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19315895), none. (Reliability: 2).