WELCH, Mayme Lyons
Source: The obituary is from a collection of newspaper (paper names not recorded) obituaries saved, by Fauniel Hershberger, during the 1950's, 60's, 70's and 80's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana. The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
Hand dated 1962
Mrs. Mayme Welch, age 82, Covington Rt. 3, a life-resident of the Covington community, died at 11:05 p. m. Monday, March 26, at the Rudisill Nursing Home here, where she had been a patient for two months. She had been ill one year and seriously ill for three months. Mrs., Welch was born in Fountain County March 9, 1880, the daughter of Jacob and Mary Alkire Lyons. She was married in Veedersburg Dec. 1, 1901 to James Welch, who preceded her in death Feb. 19, 1936. She was a member of the Salem Methodist Church, northeast of Covington. She is survived by one cousin, Mrs. Charles (Virgie) Trott of Veedersburg Rt. 2. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one brother, Charles P. Lyons, and an infant sister. The body is at the Hegg Funeral Home where friends may call today and tonight, March 28. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. The Rev. Dale Owens of Newtown, assisted by the Rev. Glenn Ray, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Covington, will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery. --typed by Walt W