Welch Funeral Home

Frances Elizabeth Duncan, 91, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 17, 2023. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at Memorial …

Dr. Ronnie Lee Hartness (Ron) passed away peacefully at his home in Starkville on April 14th with his wife and children by his side. Ron was born October 14, 1946, …

Bobbie McClain Lewis Gore, 92, wife of Albert N. Gore, Jr., passed from this life into her eternal life on April 13, 2023. She was born in 1930 to the …

James Eric Jackson III, age 75, of Benton, Arkansas and Sturgis, MS, died peacefully surrounded by his wife and children on April 13, 2023.  Eric was born on January 1, …

Ella Marie Cavitt Frese, aged 82, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on April 8, 2023, surrounded by her family, after a long battle with dementia. Ella was born March 30, …

Sylvia Joyce Rivers Thompson passed away on April 10, 2023 at the age of 90 at the Brooklyn Hall Personal Care Home in Mathiston, MS. Sylvia was preceded in death …

Linda Wilson Graves, Age 71 of Starkville, Mississippi, passed away peacefully at her home on April 8, 2023. Linda was born on October 16, 1951, in Natchez, Mississippi. She was …

Rita Paulette Edwards, a loving wife, mother, teacher, and music minister, passed away Thursday night, April 6th, 2023 in her family home in Starkville, Mississippi. She was surrounded by her …

Nelda Marie Hendricks Bryant, 84, passed away on April 1, 2023 at Montgomery Gardens in Starkville, MS. She was a retired secretary at Mississippi State University and also at the …

Joe Elwood Carden, 75, of Starkville, MS passed away peacefully at his residence on March 31, 2023, after an extended illness. He was born April 22, 1947, in Mathiston, MS …

Sandra Daniel Eilders passed away on at University Medical Center in Jackson, MS following a nearly three year battle with bladder cancer. She had a deep love for her family …

MARTHA GRETCHEN POVALL PASSONS May 5, 1940 – March 29, 2023 Gretchen Povall Passons, the quintessence of joy, died on March 29, 2023, at home after a 23-year battle with …

Jesse K. McDonald, 79, of Starkville, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 1 at Welch Funeral Home with services immediately …

Sylvia Dunn Box, 66, passed away on March 26, 2023 at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, MS. She was a retired receptionist with Warner Family Dentistry and a member …

Lenora Freedle Vickery, 87, passed away March 21, 2023 at the Carrington Nursing Center in Starkville. She was born in Nashville, TN to her parents Edgar Dean Freedle and Ruth …

Charles William “Billy” Greene departed this earth to his eternal and heavenly home, peacefully, on Saturday, March 11, 2023. He was 94 years old. He was born January 5, 1929 …

Parker McMinn Jones, 30, passed away on March 13, 2023 in Choctaw County, MS. He was born in Starkville, MS on September 10, 1992 to Charles Jones and Tina McMinn …

DONALD DENTON CHRISTENSEN AUGUST 23, 1939-MARCH 13, 2023 Donald Christensen known by his family as Gramps and lovingly referred to by all who knew and loved him as “Mr. C”. …

Louise Long Trest died at Trinity Health Care Facility in Columbus, MS, on Friday, March 10, 2023 after an extended illness. Louise was born to Joseph Alvin and Mauriece Long …

James Michael Fulgham, 71, of Maben, MS passed away at his residence on March 11, 2023, after a brief illness. He was born October 21, 1951, in Oktibbeha County, MS …