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Linda Welch sent an e-mail to Pat Adam telling her of her husband, Donald Welch's, death for the 50th reunion records.
Donald Welch
EAST ALTON
Donald L. Welch, 60, died Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born Aug. 23,1941, at Alton Memorial Hospital, he was a son of Weldon E. and Ella M (McCoy) Welch.
He married the former Linda Scott Nov. 17, 1962, at Main Street Baptist Church. She survives.
A former A & P store manager, he was later employed as a welder, retiring in 2000 from Turbo Care. He was a loving husband and father who enjoyed family and fishing.
Surviving is a daughter and son-in-law, April and Jeff Grimm of Glen Carbpn; a son and daughter-in-law, Craig and Diane Welch of Brighton; three grandchildren, Ashley, Ryan and Hayley Grimm; two sisters and their spouses, Mary and Harold Fulkerson of Godfrey and Donna and Bruce Bible of Lake Ozark, Mo.; two brothers and their wives, Charles and Mary Welch of Macks Creek, Mo., and Bob and Carrol Welch of Arlington Heights; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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W. Wayne Peal, Sr.
Don Welch was the best man at Verla & my wedding back in 1959. At that time Don had a 1956 Chevrolet Convertable and he took us to some place in St. Louis for dinner after our wedding. Don was a great guy.