Dorothy J. Welch, 97, of Sugarland, Texas, passed away January 13, 2019. She was born in Moravia, Iowa on February 7, 1921 to Roy W. and Lucille S. Newell. She was married to John D. Welch for 28 years. She had a career in Elementary Education for Iowa Public Schools and Pasadena Independent School District.
Dorothy was a member of TSTA, Pasadena Area Retired School Employees (PARSE), Sunset Methodist Church, and P.E.O. Pasadena Community Club. She enjoyed good conversations with others. She had a passion for reading literature and poetry. She loved a good meal.
She was preceded by husband, John Welch; parents, Roy and Lucille Newell; sister, Ellen Myers.
She is survived by daughters, Kathryn Burch (William) and Linda Wise, Valerie Bennett (Barry) and Mary Sullivan (Johnnie); grandchildren, Teresa (Randy), Philip Burch, Robert Burch (Allison), John Kuykendall, James Benton (Dawn), Jennifer Denson (Heath), Meredith Hernandez (Michael), Laurel Erwin (Jarrod), Robert Bennett (Melissa), Deborah Weete (Kevin), Matthew Sullivan (Natalie), Elizabeth Walker (Kevin), Megan Beard (Brock); 27 great-grandchildren; five great great-grandchildren; nephews, Richard, David and Daniel Myers; first cousin Ruth Nichols (99) of Amarillo, Texas.
A visitation for Dorothy will be held Friday, January 18, 2019 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Forest Park East Funeral Home, 21620 Gulf Freeway, Webster, Texas 77598. A celebration of life will follow Friday, January 18, 2019 at 12:30 PM.
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