It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Johnny Ray Welch of Portales, New Mexico, who passed away at the age of 84, on April 3, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by : his siblings, Wayne, Joe, W. D. "Shorty", Jim, Betty, Mary and Jamie; and his granddaughter Addison Jade Welch.

He is survived by : his wife Frances Irene Vaughan; his children, Jeff (Doris Welch), Kevin (Megan Welch) and Angie; his son-in-law Brant Moore of Canyon, TX; his grandchildren, Cooper Brantley, Paxton Brady, Hudson Hunter and Evelyn Rose; and his sister Faye Cook of Diamond Springs, CA.

Until the spring of 2020, when CoVid19 closed the restaurants, Johnny and his brother, Bill, would go to the coffee shops every afternoon to see their friends and catch up on local news.

Those desiring to make memorial contributions may send them to GoodLife Senior Living, 2013 W 18th St, Portales, NM 88130.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Wheeler Mortuary