Mrs. Mary Louise Welfare Welfare Jarvis

Mrs. Mary Welfare Jarvis, 85, of Clemmons passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Bermuda Commons in Advance, NC. She was born in Forsyth Co. on July 29, 1924 to John Frank Welfare and Mabel Wheatley Welfare.

She began working for Western Electric in 1954 on the Nike Zeus and other projects and retired in 1979. She has been a member of Harmony Grove United Methodist Church since 1946.

After retirement she devoted many years to the enjoyment of her grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her older son, Billy Wayne Jarvis, a grandson, Hugh Daniel McGaffigan and a brother Howard Roger Welfare. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Harold Curtis Jarvis; three children, Karen Jarvis Zapata and husband, Manuel of Charlotte, NC, Donna Jarvis Garcia of Winston-Salem, and Harold James Jarvis and wife, Debbie of Clemmons; six grandchildren, Merri-Anne Simmons and husband, Brian Jarvis Zapata and wife Kristin, Matthew Jarvis McGaffigan and fiancée, Emily VanHoy, William Michael Jarvis, Malcolm Jarvis Zapata and David Joseph McGaffigan and wife, Terri; six great grandchildren; a sister, Helen Graham; a brother, Fred Griffith Welfare and wife, Nancy; a dear sister-in-law, Barbara Copple; and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was active for many years in the United Methodist Women’s Organization and the VFW Auxiliary.

Floral contributions are welcome or memorial contributions may be made to Hospice or Harmony Grove United Methodist Church, 5041 Styers Ferry Rd., Lewisville, NC 27023.

The service will be at 3:00 p. m. on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at Harmony Grove United Methodist Church in Lewisville, NC with burial following in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p. m. on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Vogler and Sons Clemmons Chapel.