Welty, James Richard 'Jim'

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
  Death	26 Apr 2017	Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois   [1]
  Funeral	6 May 2017	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	United States Marine Corps  [1]
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  		United States Marine Corps (USMC) Shield
  		United States Marine Corps
  		United States Marine Corps Rank Insignia
  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

  
  

  Family	Hough, Loretta
  Family ID	F572	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Oct 1945 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 26 Apr 2017 - Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois Funeral - 6 May 2017 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [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).