Benny Eugene Welch Jr. Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Benny Eugene Welch Jr. (Bishopville, South Carolina), who passed away on August 11, 2022 at the age of 73. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his father Benny E. Welch, Sr.; his sister Brenda Welch Gillespie; and his grandparents, Bertha, Gene Welch, Ollie and Pearl Hopkins.
He is survived by: his wife Kathryn Latimer Welch; his sons, Benny E. Welch III (Wendy) and Stephen Latimer Welch (Amanda); his brother Charles Welch (Charlene); his grandchildren, Caroline, Brooke, Conner, Peyton and Mia; his close friend Tommy Gainey (Smokie); his sister-in-law Shirley Boykin; his uncle Leon McCoy; and his aunts, Carolyn Smith and Bea Hopkins. He is also survived by several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his honor to Bishopville Presbyterian Church, PO Box 66, Bishopville, SC 29010, or B.A.R.K. (Bishopville Animal Rescue Krew) 158 Johnson Pond Road, Bishopville, SC 29010.
