Salley – Mr. David Harold Welch, 52, entered into rest Monday. He was born in Manning and spent much of his early life in Sumter. David was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and son. He loved many things including his family, friends, church, western movies, his puppy Tippy, riding his golfcart, and talking on his base cb radio. He was a member of Salley Baptist Church where he was a former trustee.
He is survived by his wife Yuvonne Welch, children Bobby (Alisha) Herlong of North and Missy (Fred) Williams of Salley, grandchildren Michael and Bobby Newsome, and Bill Herlong, mother Gail L. Welch, brothers and sisters John (Sherry) Welch, Brenda (Steve) Wroe, Sarah (Eddie) Pope all of Sumter, and Michael (Lorrie) Welch of Red Oak, TX. He was predeceased by his father Harold C. Welch.
A celebration of David’s life will be held on Thursday at 2 p.m. at Salley Baptist Church with burial to follow. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the service. In honor of David and in lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Blizzard Funeral Home, P.O. Box 235, Wagener, SC, 29164 (803) 564-5333.
