Extracted from The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS)
Monday, February 7, 1955

EDWARD E. WELSH

MERIDIAN, -- Rites for Edward Earl Welsh, 82, retired Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad engineer, who died at his home in Enterprise Wednesday night, were conducted at the Etnerprise [sic Enterprise] Baptist church Friday afternoon. The Rev. Frank Rush, pastor, officiated with burial in the Oak Grove cemetery at Bonita.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mattie A. Meeks Welch; daughter, Mrs. George Castigliola, Pascagoula; a granddaughter; two sisters, Miss Glenda [sic Glinda] Welch and Mrs. H. F. Cochran, Houston, Tex.