Obituary: William Franklin Welsh

William F. Welsh

William Franklin Welsh, 80, died on October 4 at the home of R. W. Ingram in Martinsburg, W. Va., where he had made his home for the past three years. He had been ill for some time. Mr. Welsh was a native of Jefferson County, W. Va. He was born in Bakerton and was the son of the late Thomas Benjamin and Annie Gertrude Murphy, and was a retired employee of the Standard Lime and Stone Company at Bakerton. His wife, Mrs. Dorothy Welsh, died some years ago. Several nieces and nephews survive. The funeral was held on Tuesday morning from the Eackles Funeral chapel with Rev. John Ryne officiating. Burial was in St. Peter’s cemetery, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

HARPERS FERRY, W. Va., Oct. 8– William Franklin Welsh, 80, native of Jefferson County, near here died Sunday in Martinsburg, W. Va., where he had been living for three years. He had been in ill health. He was was retired employe of Standard Lime and Stone Company at Bakerton, near here. Services were held Wednesday.