Daisy Welch

Daisy Welch, daughter of the late James Cleveland and Talitha Jane White Campbell, was born in Decatur, Illinois on January 3, 1919, and passed away at the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter, Missouri on June 28, 2009, at the age of 90 years, 5 months and 25 days. Daisy had lived in Essex and Dexter, Missouri all her life. She had worked with her husband on the family farm and was a member of the Sweet Prospect General Baptist Church in Dexter, Missouri. On April 9, 1938, she was married to Buddy Welch in Bloomfield, Missouri. He preceded her in death on December 17, 1999. Surviving are one brother, Evertt Campbell of Dexter, Missouri, many special nieces and nephews. Other relatives and friends also survives. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruth Etta Ingleton, Ruby Breiler; and two brothers, Glen and Albert Campbell. Friend may call on Thursday July 2, 2009, from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 2, 2009, at 11:00 AM at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter, Missouri with the Rev. Dale McFarland of Sikeston, Missouri officiating. Interment will follow in the Essex Cemetery in Essex, Missouri.