Anne Welsh

Biography

Anne R. Welsh Thomson, GA- Mrs. Frances Anne Reed Welsh, 69 died July 7, 2011 after a battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Luther L. Welsh. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 10, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church with Revs. John Barnes and Bernard Grant officiating. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 11, 2011 at the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Bishopville, SC with Rev. Richard Smith officiating. Mrs. Welsh was born in Sumter, South Carolina and was the daughter of the late Herman Collier Reed and the late Frances Cross Reed. She was a devoted mother and was a dedicated fan of her husband's coaching career for 50 years. The Thomson High School Booster Club honored her in 2006 as the "First Lady of Thomson High School Football". Mrs. Welsh was a retired administrative assistant with Child Support Recovery and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Thomson, Georgia. Survivors include her husband, Luther L. Welsh of Thomson, GA; daughters, Andrea Welsh Gay of Thomson, GA, and Lucia Welsh Coker of Turbeville, SC; grandchildren, Taylor Gay, Tanner Gay, Reed Coker, Zac Coker; sister-in-law, Carole Welsh Barrineau of Lake City, SC; brothers-in-law, Josey D. Welsh and wife, Pat of Belvedere, SC and Thomas S. Welsh and wife, Judy of St. Helena, SC. The family would like to extend heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Dr. Hetal Thakore, Dr. Mac Bowman, Dr. Mark Keaton, Dr. Ian Herskowitz, Dr. Randy Cooper, Dr. Watts, Kelli Roberson, Elizabeth Lowe, Josey Welsh and Pat Welsh for their care and support. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 353 Main Street, Thomson, Georgia, Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church, 4544 St. Charles Road, Bishopville, SC or to the Thomson Athletic Booster Club, P. O. Box 2004, Thomson, GA. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday, July 9, 2011 at the funeral home. Please visit BeggsFuneralHome.com for additional obituary information or to sign the family's personal guest book. Beggs Funeral Home, 799 Cobbham Road, NE, Thomson, Georgia 706/595-4100