Leona Pearl (Lyons) Welch
April 6, 1938 — September 26, 2014
Leona Pearl Welch, 76, Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away at her residence Friday, September 26, 2014. She was born April 6, 1938 at Red House, West Virginia, the daughter of the late James Lyons and Ruth Jeffries Lyons. Leona attended the Poplar Ridge Church.
Leona married Albert Welch Jr. April 6, 1957 in Red House, West Virginia and he preceded her in death April 20, 2010.
She is survived by three sons: "Gene" and Tamie Welch, Oak Hill, Ohio; Chris Welch and Cheryl Brogan, Vinton, Ohio and Rick and Chrissy Welch, Gallipolis, Ohio; one daughter, Donna and Randy McNeil, Crown City, Ohio; thirteen grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Also, one brother survives: Wayne and Patricia Lyons, Eleanor, West Virginia.
In addition to her parents and husband Albert, Leona was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Monday, September 29, 2014 in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton with Rev. Heath Jenkins officiating. Burial will follow in the Poplar Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday, 11:00 AM until the service time of 1:00 PM.
Condolences may be sent to wwww.mccoymoore.com