Jessie James Welch Jr.

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SUMTER - Jessie James Welch Jr., 72, died Monday, January 26, 2015, at Tuomey Hospital.

Born January 2, 1943, in Turbeville, he was the son of the late Jessie James Welch, Sr. and the late Doris Aletha Watts Welch. He was raised in the John K. Croswell Home for Children, he was a U.S. Army veteran and he was a member St. James Lutheran Church.

He is survived by two sisters, Emmie Lou Singletary (Louis) of Sumter and Mary Lee Welch Morris of Wisacky; a brother, James Laurin Welch of Columbia; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A funeral service for Jessie James Welch Jr. will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 30, 2015, in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with Pastor Harley Case officiating. Burial will follow in the Sumter Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Mark Brown, Billy Morris, Charles Morris, Will Morris, Guy Morris and Ben Holladay.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at Stephens Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the John K. Crosswell Home for Children, 11 Croswell Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements for Jessie James Welch Jr., (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org