Extracted from The Oakdale Journal (Oakdale, LA)
Thursday, March 31, 1960

Mrs. Florence Welch

Mrs. Florence Welch, 57, of Oakdale died Sunday March 27 at the Huey P. Long hospital in Pineville. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 29 at the West Baptist Church with Reverend J. Frank Lawrence officiating. Burial was in the Cryer cemetery.

Survivors include three sons, Harvey Welch and Charles Welch, both of Oakdale, and Ben D. Welch of Oberlin; two daughters, Ruby Lee Eastwood and Helen Louise Terrell, both of Oakdale; two brothers, J.C. Monk and George Monk, both of Port Arthur; 13 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.