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Martha Anna Welch

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Martha Anna Atkinson Welch, 88 of Hot Springs, passed away Friday, October 11, 2013 after battling Alzheimer's for 22 years. Martha was born March 31, 1925 in Warren, Ark. to the late T.P. and Ruth (Broach) Atkinson. She is also preceded in death by husband Marvin Welch and sister Patsy Yarnell. Mrs. Welch retired from Staple Cotton and was a member of the Church of Christ in McGehee. She is survived by son, Terry Welch (Janice) of Lubbock, Texas and daughter Ann Hill of Hot Springs; brother, Mickey Atkinson (Josie) of McCaskill; sisters, Betty Sue Brown and Sandra Petty (Bill), all of Dumas and Mary Nell Finley of Laurel Hill, Fla; grandchildren, Donald Hill (Angi) of Bland, Mo., D'Ann Weatherford (Shane) of Hot Springs, and Heather Burnett (Jared) of Lubbock, Texas; great-grandchildren, Cody and Zach Hill, Michael and Tyler Weatherford, Cooper, Canaan, and Campbell Burnett; great great-grandchild, Cheyenne Weatherford; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at the McGehee Church of Christ, 501 N. 3rd St., from 10:00 a.m. until 12 noon, Wednesday, October 16, 2013. Graveside service will immediately follow at McGehee Cemetery, with David "Doc" Kenser officiating. A special thanks to Arkansas Hospice and Lakewood Convalescent Home staff for their wonderful care. Arrangements by Arkansas Funeral Care, Jacksonville. www.arkansasfuneralcare.com.

Published October 15, 2013

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