Charles Ray Welch, a 71-year-old resident of Kansas City, was called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 21, 2014.
Charlie, as he was called by his family, co-workers and friends, was born in Spickard on Dec. 3, 1942, the son of Carl and Dorothy Welch. He lived and attended school in Spickard and Trenton, graduating in 1961 from Trenton High School. He worked in the grocery business all of his life, starting as a teenager at Boehner’s IGA. After graduation he moved to Kansas City and worked at Riverside Rex X.
He joined the Air Force and was an airplane mechanic from 1964-68, serving a tour in Vietnam. After his honorable military discharge, he returned to the Riverside Rex X and later worked at Kroeger, Tracy’s Thriftway, Tracy’s Price Chopper and Cosentino’s Price Chopper in Liberty until his retirement in December 2011.
He was married on Nov. 3, 1965 in Del Rio, TX to Ernestine Antu. He was the father of two daughters, Cindy Carson and Mark of New York and Tracy Lineberry and Jim of Kansas City.
He was proudest, and most of all, the biggest spoiler of his four grandchildren, Brandee Soard of Peoria Heights, IL, Megan Swan of Seoul, Korea, Lauren Haynes of Kansas City and Tye Soard of Kansas City.
Charlie loved sports and spending time with his family.
In addition to his children and grandchildren, he is survived by four brothers, Bill (Dolores) Welch of Topeka, KS, Don (Sharon) Welch of Gladstone, Ed (Sharon) Welch of Kansas City and Jim (Peggy) Welch of Liberty; three sisters, Helen Ward of Kansas City, Judy (Bob) Dreier of Clinton and Francey (Jesse) Whitwell of Spickard; and several nieces nephews and many friends who loved him.
He was preceded in death by father in 1987 and his mother in 2011; two brothers-in-law, Charles Ward and Richard Crawford; one niece, Cheryl Crawford; and one nephew, Larry Crawford.
Charlie was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather and brother and will be sadly missed.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at the Pleasant View Baptist Church in Liberty. Burial will be in the Ft. Leavenworth Military Cemetery in Ft. Leavenworth, KS. A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 o’clock tonight (Tuesday, May 27, 2014) at the church.
Donations are suggested to the American Cancer Society or the Wounded Warriors.
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