Bonnie Welch

(From Hedge-Lewis-Goodwin Funeral Home)

Bonnie Louise Welch, 91, of Webb City, Missouri, formerly of Purcell, Missouri, departed this life on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at her home.

Bonnie entered this life on October 10, 1931, in Joplin, Missouri, daughter of the late Earl and Eunice (Frisby) Clark. She was raised in Joplin and spent the majority of her adult life in Purcell. 

Bonnie provided domesticated services for area citizens including ironing and cleaning for many years. 

On November 16, 1996, in Duenweg, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Arthur Frank Welch and together they shared twenty years before his passing on April 1, 2017. Bonnie followed the Pentecostal faith throughout her life.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sisters, Evelyn Welpman and Shirley Parker; and four brothers, Jack, Clarence, Junior and Bill Clark.

Bonnie is survived by six nieces and nephews, Crystal Truelove of Duenweg, Kathy Hill of Surprise, Arizona, Jacque Clark of Joplin, Randy Clark of Joplin, Sid Clark of Joplin and Stephen Clark of Seneca, Missouri; a sister-in-law, Irene Carrier of Webb City; a niece-in-law, Treva Gibson of Joplin; as well as a host of other family and friends.

Graveside services are 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2023 at Friends Cemetery in Purcell, Missouri with Pastor Bobby Cooper officiating. 

In lieu of flowers memorials are being directed to Shriners Children’s Hospital c/o the funeral home. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Hedge-Lewis-Goodwin Funeral Home in Webb City.