L to R: Lois "Dubbie" J. Welsh, Dorothy "Dot" Webb Welsh, Traci Welsh, and Martin Dineen Welsh, Sr. in Welsh's Grocery, the store originally owned and operated by Martin D. Welsh, Sr. Circa 1960. The Bakerton Market is the last remaining store in the community of Bakerton, WV.
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