Walter McGee Welch

Mr. Walter McGee "Giggie" Welch, 93, entered into rest on Friday, September 12, 2008. Mr. Welch was born July 26, 1915, in Mount Airy. With pride and honor, he served in the United States Navy and participated in World War II. He was a retired civil servant from Charleston Naval Shipyard. He was a member of the Boy Scouts of America, various different Masonic organizations, and past president of the Men's Camellia Club of Charleston County. His home church was Mount Airy Friends Meeting. His parents, Walter Presley Welch and Lula Virginia McGee Welch; a sister, Clara Bell Welch Brown; and grandson-in-law, Michael Blair, preceded him in death. His memory will forever be treasured by his wife, Mary Catherine Smith Welch; children, Walter M. Welch, Jr. and wife, Carol, of Anderson, SC, and Mary Lou Welch Hilton and husband, Johnny, of Kathleen, GA; grandchildren, Chris Welch and wife, Emily, Meridith Welch Blair, and Alex Hilton; and sisters, Helen Welch Hutchens and Louise Welch Breeden, both of Mount Airy. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, September 15, 2008, at Mount Airy Friends Meeting, conducted by the Rev. Vladimir Strejcek. Burial will follow at Oakdale Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday night from 6:00 to 8:00 at Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mount Airy Friends Meeting, 109 West Wilson Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030, or New Horizon's Building Fund, c/o Central Baptist Church, 1120 Lake Joy Road, Warner Robins, GA 31088.