Virginia "Carol" Welch

VIRGINIA "CAROL" WELCH, 89, of North Little Rock, went to be with her Lord July 8, 2017. She was born Aug. 22, 1927 to Ralph and Victoria Edwards in Beebe. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Curtis "JC" Welch and her parents. Carol loved God and her church family at Levy Baptist Church. With a servant's heart, she volunteered almost 50 years at Memorial Hospital, now Baptist Springhill and she also volunteered at Arkansas Children's Hospital. Carol was of noble character, a homemaker and she was a Brownies and Girl Scout leader. She loved being outdoors, camping on Lake Ouachita with JC and her children. With every meal, she would ask for a "Fresh Hot" cup of black coffee. Carol was a very kind and simple person, she loved animals and always fed her scraps to the "critters" at home. Carol is survived by her son, Larry Edward Welch (Jane) of North Little Rock; daughter, Nancy Holsted (David) of North Little Rock; two grandchildren, Brian Welch, Latisha Daniel (Jason); two step-grandchildren, Jeff Holsted (Crystal), Adam Holsted (Crystal); four great-grandchildren, Hailey Daniel, Mary Addison Daniel, Hudson Daniel; and five step-great-grandchildren, Jacob, Kobie, Jaci, Dylan and Lauren Holsted. Funeral Service will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday July 11, 2017, at Roller-Owens Funeral Home, 5509 John F. Kennedy Blvd, North Little Rock, Ark. 72116. Burial to follow at Antioch Cemetery near Beebe. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Arkansas Children's Hospital, 1 Children's Way, Slot 661, Little Rock, Ark. 72202 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept 142, Memphis, Tenn. 38148. Online Guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/owens.