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Macie Lilly Welch

Date of Death: October 10, 2020

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South Chapel
1260 Front Royal Pike
Winchester, VA 22602
Friday 10/16, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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Service
South Chapel
1260 Front Royal Pike
Winchester, VA 22602
Friday 10/16, 1:00 pm

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Shenandoah Memorial Park
1270 Front Royal Pike
Winchester, VA 22602
(540) 667-2012 |
Friday 10/16

Reception to follow interment at
Omps Reception Center, Amherst Chapel

Macie Lilly Welch, 79, of Manassas, VA passed away Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Fairfax Nursing Center, Fairfax, VA.

Mrs. Welch was born in 1941 in Summers County, WV, daughter of the late Oliver and Maude Lilly. She stayed busy being a homemaker, raising four children and providing a loving home for them and her husband. Macie loved children, enjoyed visiting with people and never met a stranger. She enjoyed crafts, sewing, crocheting, quilting, and gave away many, if not most, of the items that she made. Macie was one-of-a-kind, a very special people person who loved to cook and prepare meals for her family and the church. If you came to visit you never left her house hungry. Macie was a member of the Manassas Seventh-day Adventist Church. She was a faithful reader of the Bible and lived her life by the Word of the Lord. Macie would even write out passages from the Bible to memorize.

She married Dewey Lynn Welch, Sr. on August 18, 1962 in Front Royal, VA.

Surviving with her husband are daughter, Susan Welch Thomas (Kevin, Sr.) of Manassas, VA and Joan Welch Gallahan (Timothy) of Purcellville, VA; sons, Dewey Lynn Welch, Jr. (Swinita) of Adamstown, MD and James Ray Welch (Pearl) of Beltsville, MD; grandchildren, Reagan, Connor, Matthew and Joshua Welch, Kevin Thomas, Jr. (Kanella), Kristin George (Timothy), Stephen Thomas (Megan), Jonathan Thomas, Christopher and Kristi Gallahan; great grandchildren, Jonathan, Paisley Robertson, Declan and Arabella Thomas, Janner and Haven George; sister, Frances J. Palmer of Winchester, VA.

Along with her parents, Macie was preceded in death by sisters, L. Jewel Bailey and Leta J. North; brothers, Archie L., Donald R., James F., and Junior D. Lilly.

A visitation will be on Friday, October 16, 2020 from 12 pm to 1 pm at Omps Funeral Home, South Chapel. A funeral service will follow the visitation at 1 pm with Pastor Randy Davis officiating. Interment will be in Shenandoah Memorial Park, Winchester, VA. A reception will follow the interment at Omps Reception Center, Amherst Chapel.

Serving as pallbearers will be Connor Welch, Matthew Welch, Joshua Welch, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Stephen Thomas, and Christopher Gallahan.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dewey Welch, Jr., James Welch, Jonathan Thomas, and Timothy Gallahan.

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Visitation
South Chapel
1260 Front Royal Pike
Winchester, VA 22602
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Friday 10/16, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Service
South Chapel
1260 Front Royal Pike
Winchester, VA 22602
Map
Friday 10/16, 1:00 pm
Cemetery
Shenandoah Memorial Park
1270 Front Royal Pike
Winchester, VA 22602
(540) 667-2012 | Map
Friday 10/16

Reception to follow interment at
Omps Reception Center, Amherst Chapel

Macie Lilly Welch, 79, of Manassas, VA passed away Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Fairfax Nursing Center, Fairfax, VA. Mrs. Welch was born in 1941 in Summers County, WV, daughter of the late Oliver and Maude Lilly. She stayed busy being a homemaker, raising four children and providing a loving home for them and herContinue Reading

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Susan Thomas left a message on November 5, 2020:
Thank you everyone for your condolences. We appreciate every one of them.
Pamela Powell left a message on October 16, 2020:
To the Welch Family All thou words cannot express we will continue to keep the Welch Family lifted up in prayer. With heartfelt sympathy. GW Family
Tammy Pomeroy left a message on October 14, 2020:
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Sandy Breeden & Teri Sanborn left a message on October 14, 2020:
We are so sorry you're missing your Momma. She was so sweet. We loved her dearly. Please know we're sending HUGE ((HUGS)) to you all. We love you guys!
Patricia Whitman left a message on October 14, 2020:
Dear Susan, Kevin and family, I will always remember your mom as one of the kindest sweetest people I ever knew. So sorry for your loss, but keep hanging on to our Heavenly Fa Love you! Gerry and Pat
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Gopes family left a message on October 13, 2020:
May our Great God give peace to her soul. Our heart felt sympathy to all loved once. Gope and family
Ellen Drakes and KyShaun Drakes left a message on October 13, 2020:
RIP Dear sweet Ms. Macie, thank you for gracing the world with your beautiful presence, love and kindness. It is a better place because of you ❤️
Linda F. Lilly Pomeroy left a message on October 13, 2020:
R.I.P. Aunt Macy, heaven got another angel. In us left behind you will live on in our memories in our hearts ?.
Heberaj vaiyapuri left a message on October 13, 2020:
May the Lord of peace and love will be with each and every family member at this time sorrow and grief. He will give us the assurance that we will see our beloved mother and friend at His second coming and go home with Him to be with Him and praise Him till eternity.
Randy Davis left a message on October 13, 2020:
Your family is in my prayers as you grieve the loss of your mother. Praise God for her strong faith and the promise of the resurrection. May God give you strength and comfort in the difficult days ahead. Love & Prayers Pastor Randy & Ruth Davis
Patsy Hartman left a message on October 13, 2020:
So sorry for your lost will miss her deeply,Prayers sent to Welch family and friends.
Omps Funeral Home left a message:
Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.
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