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Margaret Elizabeth Cram Welch |
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Monday, 01 March 2010 |
Margaret Elizabeth Cram Welch, 89, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2009, at at her home in Sherwood.
Mrs. Welch was born Dec, 4, 1920, in Mansfield, Ohio. She attended Ohio State University, where she met her husband, Crawford Welch. She served in the Army during World War II. She worked part-time as a secretary while raising her five children. She held jobs at Indian Hills Baptist Church, the Arkansas Baptist Convention and Jim Guy Tucker’s office. After retirement she was a volunteer for Baptist Memorial Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Crawford Welch; her mother, Dorothy Ellis; her father, Maynard Cram; her aunt, Etta Neate; her sister, Louise Wilson; and her brother, John Cram.
Survivors include her five children, Roger Welch and wife Jolene of Benton, Betsy Johnson and husband Jeff of Little Rock, Cathy Lampe and husband Tim of Cabot, Wendy Morris and husband Monte of Russellville, and Marcy Welch of Sherwood; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and two additional ones who are expected; and her pets, Sandy and Molly.
A celebration of her life will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Sherwood with Alton Lee Fannin of Ardmore, Okla., and Dennis Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery on West Maryland Avenue in Sherwood.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Griffin-Leggett-Rest Hills funeral home, 7724 Landers Road, North Little Rock (835-3515). Memorials may be made to the Sherwood Animal Shelter or to Sherwood First Baptist Church.
Family comments: Betty Welch was known by her friends and family as Betty, Gram and Nana. Her work always came second, for her children and grandchildren were the center of her life and she cared for them with love.
The family would like to thank Baptist Health Hospice for the loving help and care provided for Barbara.
The Scripture that describes her is Proverbs 31, which says: “Who can find a virtuous woman? Her price is far above rubies. She works willingly with her hands, and her candle does not go out at night. Strength and honor are her clothing. Her children rise up and call her blessed.”
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