John Shaw Welch

Cache County F.S.A. Supervisor Passes Away— Death last night claimed John S. Welch, 59 supervisor of the Farm Security Administration in Cache County and respected church and civic worker. He died at a Logan hospital following several months illness. The family residence is 575 North First East. A son of John Welch and Ann Shaw Welch, he was born at Paradise, Utah, on July 28th, 1888. Mr. Welch received his early scholastic training in the Paradise public school, and in 1909 he graduated from the Brigham Young College normal school. He decided to study further, and in 1911 graduated with honors from Utah State Agricultural College, with a major in soil chemistry. He accepted a position as director of the Gooding experiment station which was financed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Idaho State. While there he did some work that gained recognition— writing of seven government bulletins. In 1913, Mr. Welch married Eulalia Sorensen of Mendon, and in February 1917, Mr. and Mrs. Welch, with their daughter Edith, left for the New Zealand mission, where for three years he was president of the Maori Agricultural College at Hastings. After returning from his mission, Mr. Welch accepted the position of agriculturist for the North Side Land and Water company in Jerome, Idaho. In Jerome, he served as ward bishop for six years. The chapel presently in use was built while Mr. Welch was bishop there. In 1927, he was appointed by the governor of Idaho to serve as state commissioner of agriculture. The family lived in Boise for five years, then, as a result of his serious illness, Mr. Welch moved his family to Mendon, Cache County, where he recuperated. For the past twelve years he has been Cache County F.S.A. supervisor, and considerable recognition has come to him for his work in this field. Well known, and loved by all who have known him, Mr. Welch had always been a stalwart church member, and had served in such capacities as high councilman in Hyrum and Boise stakes, High priest quorum leader in the Logan Ninth ward, and assistant superintendent in the Ninth ward Sunday school. Surviving Mr. Welch are his widow and four children— Edith W.Morgan, Robert S. and Julia Welch of Logan, and John Stanley Welch of Cambridge; two grandchildren; his father John Welch of Paradise; and the following brothers and sisters: Myrtle Hatch, Burley, Idaho; Florence Geary, Smithfield; Eugene Welch, Teton, Idaho; Harry and Louis Welch, Paradise. Funeral services will be held in Logan Ninth ward chapel Monday at one p.m. with Bishop John Christensen of the Logan Fifteenth ward officiating. Friends may call at the family home Sunday evening and Monday until time for services. Burial will be in the Mendon cemetery under the direction of the W. Loyal Hall mortuary. ~Newspaper Not Listed.

Impressive Service Pays Respect to John S. Welch— The excellence of character and the significant lifetime accomplishments of John S. Welch, were eulogized at funeral services conducted Monday afternoon in Logan Ninth ward chapel, under direction of Joe E. Whitesides, member of the Fifteenth ward bishopric. Mr. Welch, Cache County supervisor of Farm Security Administration, died following a lengthy illness. He had been active in civic and church functions, and was recognized as an unselfish worker for the welfare of his fellow men. Prayer at the home was offered by Joseph C. Sorensen, Mendon and at the chapel by President Oral Hatch of Burley stake, and Bishop D.P. Woodland, Logan. Musical eulogy included selections by the Fifteenth ward choir, under direction of Philis Hansen; vocal solo, Olga Dotson Gardner; vocal solo, Kay Sorensen of Mendon; trumpet solo, Jack Dunn, and organ solo, Mary Jean Sorensen. Speakers who paid tribute to achievements, were W.L. Adamson of Salt Lake City, former stake president; W.L. Cook of Paris, Idaho, missionary companion to New Zealand; C.W. Dunn former president of Cache stake; Bishop Henry C. Sorensen of Mendon, and Mr. Whitesides. Dedication of the grave in Mendon cemetery was by Professor A.N. Sorensen, and burial was under direction of W. Loyal Hall mortuary. ~Newspaper Not Listed.