Welch, Rev. Howard Grant

1914 - 2002  (88 years)

• Name	Welch, Howard Grant  [1, 2, 3]
  Title	Rev.
  Born	28 May 1914	Yale, St. Claire County, Michigan, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	23 Jan 1968	Foley, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA   [5]
  Residence	29 May 1981	Foley, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA   [6]
  Died	16 Sep 2002	Bon Secour, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA   [3, 4]
  Buried	Cook Cemetery, Bon Secour, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I61357	Sackett
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Welch, Grant James,   b. 17 Jun 1882, Brockway, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA ,   d. 23 Jan 1968, Smiths Creek, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Beadle, ViLetta Amanda,   b. 5 May 1891, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA ,   d. 29 May 1981, Yale, St. Claire County, Michigan, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	16 Jun 1913	Yale, St. Claire County, Michigan, USA   [5, 7]
  Children	2 children
  	+ 1. Welch, Rev. Howard Grant,   b. 28 May 1914, Yale, St. Claire County, Michigan, USA ,   d. 16 Sep 2002, Bon Secour, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA  (Age 88 years) + 2. Welch, Helen Bernita,   b. 1 Jan 1916, Yale, St. Claire County, Michigan, USA ,   d. 6 Jul 2010, Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino County, California, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F25453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bourbonais, Geraldine Lauretta,   b. 5 May 1912, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA ,   d. 9 Jan 1992, Bon Secour, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Children	+ 1. Welch, Sondra Marie,   b. 16 May 1934, Kimball, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA ,   d. 16 May 2003, Humble, Harris, Texas, USA  (Age 69 years)   2. Living
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F24953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 28 May 1914 - Yale, St. Claire County, Michigan, USA Child - Welch, Sondra Marie - 16 May 1934 - Kimball, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA Residence - 23 Jan 1968 - Foley, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA Residence - 29 May 1981 - Foley, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA Died - 16 Sep 2002 - Bon Secour, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA Buried - - Cook Cemetery, Bon Secour, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 3 Jan 2021. Memorial ID 69344308 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69344308 Hazel Dell Hubble Gregg Birth 11 May 1887 Smiths Creek, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA Death 21 Sep 1978 (aged 91) Foley, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA Burial Cook Cemetery Bon Secour, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA Hazel D. Gregg, 91, former resident of Memphis and Smiths Creek, died Thursday in Foley Nursing Home, Foley,. Ala., after a long illness. She was born May 11, 1886, in Smiths Creek. She married Louis F. Bourbonais. He died in 1935. She married James B. Gregg. He died in 1961. Mrs. Gregg was a school teacher in the North Street Grade School for several years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Goodells. She is survived by two sons, Elliot P. Bourbonais, Portage, Mich., and Gene L. Bourbonais, Marysville; three daughters, Muriel E. Snay, Woodbridge, Va., Geraldine L. Welch, Foley, and Lois B. Malane, Port Huron; a stepson, George C. Gregg, Hale, Mich.; a stepdaughter, Gladys G. Turner, Port Huron; 14 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Lucy H. Whitney, Wayne, Mich. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Bayview Funeral Home, Foley. Burial will be in Cook Cemetery, Foley. Researched by Ted Smith [S1193] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 25 Feb 2021. Name: Gerardine Bourbonais Gender: Female Race: White Age: 21 Birth Year: abt 1912 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan License County: Oakland Marriage Date: 18 Nov 1933 Marriage Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Residence Place: Smith Creek, Michigan Father: Louis Bourbonais Mother: Hazel Hubble Spouse: Howard Welch County File Number: 1128 State File Number: 63 10519 Name: Mr Howard Welch Gender: Male Race: White Age: 22 Birth Year: abt 1911 Birth Place: Yale, Michigan License County: Oakland Marriage Date: 18 Nov 1933 Marriage Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Residence Place: Birmingham, Michigan Father: Grant Welch Mother: Letta Beadle Spouse: Gerardine Bourbonais County File Number: 1128 State File Number: 63 10519 Researched by Ted Smith [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 25 Feb 2021. The Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan), 24 Sep 2002, Page 11 The Rev. Howard G. Welch FOLEY, Ala. -- The Rev. Howard Grant Welch, 88, of Foley passed away Monday, Sept. 16, 2002. The Rev. Welch was born May 28, 1914, in Yale, the son of Grant and Letta Beadle Welch. A former flight instructor, he owned Black River Flying Service in Port Huron. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, serving in the Navy Patrol Bombing Squadron in the Pacific and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal. After graduating from Concordia Seminary in Springfield, 111., he pastored Lutheran churches in Illinois, Georgia, Texas and Alabama. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gerardine Bourbonais Welch. He is survived by two daughters, Sondra Webb of Kingwood, Texas, and Patricia Layfield of Ellerslie, Ga.; sister, Helen Bourbonais of Lake Arrowhead, Calif., formerly of Smiths Creek; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Burial was in Cook Cemetery, Bon Secour, Ala. Arrangements were by Bay View Funeral Home in Foley. Transcribed by Ted Smith [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 25 Feb 2021. Memorial ID 69344114 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69344114 Howard Grant Welch Birth 28 May 1914 Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA Death 16 Sep 2002 (aged 88) Bon Secour, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA Burial Cook Cemetery Bon Secour, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA Researched by Ted Smith [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 25 Feb 2021. The Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan), 24 Jan 1968, Page 17 Grant J. Welch Grant J. Welch, 85, of 6195 Griswold Road, died Tuesday in his home after a long illness. A retired Morton Salt Company employe, he was born June 17, 1882, in Yale, and had been an area resident 42 years. He married Letta A. Beadle June 16, 1913, in Yale. He is survived by his widow; a son, Rev. Howard Welch, Foley, Ala.; a daughter, Mrs. Elliott Bourbonais, Portage, Mich.: a sister, Mrs. Grace Cole, Detroit; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Arthur Smith Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Daniel T. Bills, pastor of Smith Creek Community Church. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Yale. Researched by Ted Smith [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 25 Feb 2021. The Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan), 30 May 1981, Page 2 Mrs. Lettc A. Welch SMITHS CREEK -- Letta A. Welch, 90, of 6195 Griswold Road, died Friday, May 29, 1981, in Yale Medical Care Center. Mrs. Welch was born May 5, 1891, near Yale. She lived there since 1925 then moved to Smiths Creek. She was a member of the Smiths Creek Community Church and of the Smiths Creek Extension Group for 40 years. She married Grant Welch June 16, 1913. He died Jan. 23, 1968. Mrs. Welch is survived by a son, The Rev. Howard Welch, of Foley, Ala.; a daughter, Mrs. Helen Bourbonais, of Smiths Creek; two brothers, George and Elwin Beadle, both of Yale; and four granddaughters. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Arthur Smith Funeral Homes-South Chapel. The Rev. Daniel Bills will officiate and will be assisted by the Rev. Rich Cox of Smiths Creek Community Church. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Yale. Visiting hours are from 1 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Sunday. Memorials may be made to the Smiths Creek Community Church. Pallbearers will be Clifford Gracey, Neal Lambert, James Hyde, Clifford Evans, Vernon Ross and Milford Angbrandt. Transcribed by Ted Smith [S1944] Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 25 Feb 2021. Name: Leta A. Beadle Gender: Female Age: 22 Birth Date: abt 1891 Marriage Date: 16 Jun 1913 Marriage Place: Yale, St Clair, Michigan, USA Father: Philip Beadle Mother: Alva Beadle Spouse: James G. Welch Film Number: 000976873 Name: James G. Welch Gender: Male Age: 30 Birth Date: abt 1883 Marriage Date: 16 Jun 1913 Marriage Place: Yale, St Clair, Michigan, USA Father: Willard E. Welch Mother: Mary A. Welch Spouse: Leta A. Beadle Film Number: 000976873 Researched by Ted Smith