Anna L. “Pete” Welsh
Anna Louise “Pete” Welsh, 82, of Stephens City, Virginia, died Sunday, February 5, 2012 peacefully in her home.
Mrs. Welsh was born in 1929, in Mount Jackson, Virginia the daughter of the late Staller Miller. Sr. and Willie Mae Hopewell Miller. Mrs. Welsh was a homemaker and a member of Fairview United Methodist Church.
She married, Bennie Boyd Welsh, Sr., on June 21, 1947, in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Surviving with her husband are two daughters, Patricia A. Welsh Patrick and husband, Stephen of Clearwater, Florida, Sharon L. Welsh Gibbs and fiancé, Jerry Harper, of Clearbrook, two sons, Bennie B. Welsh, Jr. and wife, Sherry, of Cross Junction, Donald D. Welsh and wife, Brenda, of Stephens City; brothers, Robert A. Miller and wife, Virginia, of Stephens City, Douglas L. Miller and wife, Betty, of Orlando, Florida; 10 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Two sisters, Shirley L. Miller, Isabella M. Carter; three brothers, Staller R. Miller, Jr. ,Charles R. Miller and Beverly E. Miller, preceded her in death.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Thursday at Fairview United Methodist Church, Stephens City, with Reverend John Lock officiating. Interment will be in Refuge Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jeremy Mills, Daniel Welsh, Joshua Pebler, Nelson R. Clevenger II, Michael Williams, and Ritchie Mills. Honorary Pallbearer will be Charles E. Miller.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening, from 6:00-8:00PM, at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel .
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