SARDINIA – Edna Anderson Welch, 94, widow of Samuel Maxley Welch, died Sunday, April 25, 2010, at the home of her daughter in Lake City.
Born January 31, 1916, in Barrineau, she was a daughter of the late Eddie and Huldi Barfield Anderson. She was a retired farmer, housewife, and of the Holiness faith.
Surviving are a daughter, Linnie Bell Chockley of Lake City; four sons, Ernest Welch of Sardinia, Kenneth Welch of Turbeville, Ed Welch, and Bobby Welch, both of Gable; a brother, Buddy Anderson of Manning; three sisters, Juanita Anderson Parker and Maree Anderson Bryant, both of Sumter, and Ruth Anderson Blake of Charleston; 30 grandchildren, 58 great grandchildren, and 52 great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by four children, Sam Welch, Jr., Delbert Welch, Jewell Mae Johnson, and Ernest Dalton Welch; two brothers, Pearly and Lamb Anderson; and a sister, Lizzie Anderson Christmas Floyd.
Funeral services were 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 28, 2010, in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home in Manning with the Rev.Wayne Windham and the Rev. Raymond Shaw officiating. Burial was in the New Hope Christian Church Cemetery in New Zion. Grandsons Russell Welch "Shorty", Bobby Welch Jr., Gary Chockley, Kent Welch, LaRue Welch, and Michael Welch served as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to the Freewill Baptist Home for Children, P.O. Box 229, Turbeville, SC 29162.
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CONDOLENCES
Granny, I'm gonna miss you, but I know you are so happy now. You are truly an inspiration to me and I'm very proud to be a part of your generation. You are a remarkable woman and I love you!!!!
From: Amy Chockley Stewart
TO THE WELCH FAMILY. WE WERE SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT MRS.EDNA. SHE WAS A WONDERFUL WOMEN AND WE KNOW HOW MUCH SHE WILL BE MISSED.
From: EVELYN AND JAMIE DENNIS
Granny, I love you with all my heart and you truly will be missed.
You are a wonderful great-granny and a great role model for me to look up to.
I LOVE YOU!
From: Brenda Welch
Granny you will be missed..Memories of you will always live on...
From: Melanie Welch Matthews
I love you granny & will always. You were the best great granny. I LOVE YOU!!!!
From: scotty welch
Granny, I know down deep in my heart that you are in a better place. We will be lost without you. I love you with all my heart. I will keep working on my life to be better every day, so when my time comes to leave this world, I will be ready to go meet you and our Blessed Savior.
From: Mattie Welch Feagin
Granny,we love you and we will miss you dearly.
From: Teri Welch
Granny, we love you. You are in a much better place. We will forever miss you in this life but we will spend eternity in heaven together. So this is not a goodbye, but a see you in heaven. I will keep all of the family in my prayers to get through this tough time.
From: shelby tapia
Granny, you will be missed dearly by all of us. I am so glad I got some very good memories to hold on to. I will always remember our trips to Illinois and all the fishing we've done from sun up to sun down there. You've always been a true inspiration not only to me but to everyone. I will always love you and will never forget you!!! We all have been blessed to have you as our mother, grandmother, great grand and great great grandmother!!!
From: Kacy Goins Stewart
GRANNY WE MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU VERY MUCH, BUT WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN A BETTER PLACE. YOU ARE WITH DADDY AND GRANDPA AND ALL YOUR LOVED ONES THAT YOU HAVE MISSED FOR SO LONG. AND I CAN SEE YOU NOW FISHING IN THAT CRYSTAL RIVER WITH ALL OF THEM AND WALKING DOWN THOSE STREETS OF GOLD AND HAVING A GOOD OLD TIME. I LOVE YOU GRANNY SO MUCH. WISHING YOU WERE HERE SO I COULD KISS YOUR LOVELY FACE ONE MORE TIME. LOVE, WENDY AND KIDS. WE LOVE YOU
From: WENDY TEAL
The strength of a country WOMAN, the beauty and grace of a country LADY, and the LOVE and ADMIRATION of all who knew her.....her attributes too numerous to list and her shoes too large for any of us to ever hope to fill... we mourn our loss but rejoice in her gains. Thank you granny for all that you were, all that you are, and who we will all pass on in the many generations to come. Lovingly,
Dick, Lynn, Randi and Woody
From: Dick, Lynn, Randi and Woody Welch
TO THE WELCH FAMILY, I'm so sorry to hear of your loss of Granny. I had great respect for her and Mr. Sam and her children and grandchildren. She was an inspiration to all who knew her, and to me it was an honor to know her and her family. Even though I haven't lived in SC for about 15 years, I still remember Granny and most of her family, and my thoughts are with all of you at this time. Sincerely, LORI WESTBROOK PATTON
