A graveside service was conducted for Olivia Bradford Welch Kirchner, 84, at Calvary Cemetery by Msgr. Peter Buchignani. Survivors include a son, Marcellus Kirchner of Virginia Beach, VA; a sister, Frances Rogers Welch Guthrie; and a brother, Richard Noel Welch.
Obituary provided by Leigh Kendrick:
Mrs. Olivia Bradford Welch Kirchner of Winston-Salem died Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born in Ellisville, Miss., May 4, 1916, to the late Timothy Daniel Welch and Leonora Perry Estes Welch. Mrs. Kirchner was preceded in death by her husband of 24 years, Marcellus Clement Kirchner, and one sister, Phredonia Estes Welch. Survivors include her son, Marcellus, and his wife, Theresa, of Norfolk, Va.; one brother, Richard Noel Welch, and his wife, Yolande, of Memphis, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. Frances Rogers Welch Guthrie of Memphis, Tenn.; five nephews, William Bradford Guthrie, and his wife, Sandy, of Cordova, Tenn., Edmund Louis Kirchner, and his wife, Pat, of Memphis, Tenn., William Michael Kirchner, and his wife, Clara, of Bartlett, Tenn., Timothy Ransom Welch, and his wife, Cyndi, of Apex, and Daniel Richard Welch, and his wife, Nancy, of Mineola, N.Y.; four nieces; Mary Evelyn Kirchner Mulrooney, and her husband, Al, of Collierville, Tenn., Linda Kirchner Honnoll, of Memphis, Tenn., Anna Kirchner Guiabo, of Hayward, Calif., and Kathleen Noel Welch Campbell and her husband, John, of Sanibel Island, Fla., and several great-nephews and great-nieces. Mrs. Kirchner graduated from Memphis State University. She worked for the Department of the Navy, the Veterans Administration, and retired from the staff of Wake Forest University. She was an avid gardener and bridge player, a member of the Piedmont Club, and a devoted parishioner of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. She also was an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Woman’s Club of Winston-Salem, the Thursday Morning Music Club, the St. Theresa’s Guild, and the Winston-Salem Garden Study Club. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, with the Rev. Herbert Burke officiating. Interment will be Friday, Jan. 26, at Calvary Cemetery in Memphis, Tenn., with departure to the cemetery at 1 p.m. from Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mrs. Kirchner’s memory to St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, 225 Springdale Ave., Winston-Salem, 27104. Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home Silas Creek Chapel is serving the family.
Obituary provided by Leigh Kendrick:
Mrs. Olivia Bradford Welch Kirchner of Winston-Salem died Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born in Ellisville, Miss., May 4, 1916, to the late Timothy Daniel Welch and Leonora Perry Estes Welch. Mrs. Kirchner was preceded in death by her husband of 24 years, Marcellus Clement Kirchner, and one sister, Phredonia Estes Welch. Survivors include her son, Marcellus, and his wife, Theresa, of Norfolk, Va.; one brother, Richard Noel Welch, and his wife, Yolande, of Memphis, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. Frances Rogers Welch Guthrie of Memphis, Tenn.; five nephews, William Bradford Guthrie, and his wife, Sandy, of Cordova, Tenn., Edmund Louis Kirchner, and his wife, Pat, of Memphis, Tenn., William Michael Kirchner, and his wife, Clara, of Bartlett, Tenn., Timothy Ransom Welch, and his wife, Cyndi, of Apex, and Daniel Richard Welch, and his wife, Nancy, of Mineola, N.Y.; four nieces; Mary Evelyn Kirchner Mulrooney, and her husband, Al, of Collierville, Tenn., Linda Kirchner Honnoll, of Memphis, Tenn., Anna Kirchner Guiabo, of Hayward, Calif., and Kathleen Noel Welch Campbell and her husband, John, of Sanibel Island, Fla., and several great-nephews and great-nieces. Mrs. Kirchner graduated from Memphis State University. She worked for the Department of the Navy, the Veterans Administration, and retired from the staff of Wake Forest University. She was an avid gardener and bridge player, a member of the Piedmont Club, and a devoted parishioner of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. She also was an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Woman’s Club of Winston-Salem, the Thursday Morning Music Club, the St. Theresa’s Guild, and the Winston-Salem Garden Study Club. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, with the Rev. Herbert Burke officiating. Interment will be Friday, Jan. 26, at Calvary Cemetery in Memphis, Tenn., with departure to the cemetery at 1 p.m. from Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mrs. Kirchner’s memory to St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, 225 Springdale Ave., Winston-Salem, 27104. Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home Silas Creek Chapel is serving the family.
A graveside service was conducted for Olivia Bradford Welch Kirchner, 84, at Calvary Cemetery by Msgr. Peter Buchignani. Survivors include a son, Marcellus Kirchner of Virginia Beach, VA; a sister, Frances Rogers Welch Guthrie; and a brother, Richard Noel Welch.
Obituary provided by Leigh Kendrick:
Mrs. Olivia Bradford Welch Kirchner of Winston-Salem died Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born in Ellisville, Miss., May 4, 1916, to the late Timothy Daniel Welch and Leonora Perry Estes Welch. Mrs. Kirchner was preceded in death by her husband of 24 years, Marcellus Clement Kirchner, and one sister, Phredonia Estes Welch. Survivors include her son, Marcellus, and his wife, Theresa, of Norfolk, Va.; one brother, Richard Noel Welch, and his wife, Yolande, of Memphis, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. Frances Rogers Welch Guthrie of Memphis, Tenn.; five nephews, William Bradford Guthrie, and his wife, Sandy, of Cordova, Tenn., Edmund Louis Kirchner, and his wife, Pat, of Memphis, Tenn., William Michael Kirchner, and his wife, Clara, of Bartlett, Tenn., Timothy Ransom Welch, and his wife, Cyndi, of Apex, and Daniel Richard Welch, and his wife, Nancy, of Mineola, N.Y.; four nieces; Mary Evelyn Kirchner Mulrooney, and her husband, Al, of Collierville, Tenn., Linda Kirchner Honnoll, of Memphis, Tenn., Anna Kirchner Guiabo, of Hayward, Calif., and Kathleen Noel Welch Campbell and her husband, John, of Sanibel Island, Fla., and several great-nephews and great-nieces. Mrs. Kirchner graduated from Memphis State University. She worked for the Department of the Navy, the Veterans Administration, and retired from the staff of Wake Forest University. She was an avid gardener and bridge player, a member of the Piedmont Club, and a devoted parishioner of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. She also was an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Woman’s Club of Winston-Salem, the Thursday Morning Music Club, the St. Theresa’s Guild, and the Winston-Salem Garden Study Club. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, with the Rev. Herbert Burke officiating. Interment will be Friday, Jan. 26, at Calvary Cemetery in Memphis, Tenn., with departure to the cemetery at 1 p.m. from Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mrs. Kirchner’s memory to St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, 225 Springdale Ave., Winston-Salem, 27104. Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home Silas Creek Chapel is serving the family.
Obituary provided by Leigh Kendrick:
Mrs. Olivia Bradford Welch Kirchner of Winston-Salem died Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born in Ellisville, Miss., May 4, 1916, to the late Timothy Daniel Welch and Leonora Perry Estes Welch. Mrs. Kirchner was preceded in death by her husband of 24 years, Marcellus Clement Kirchner, and one sister, Phredonia Estes Welch. Survivors include her son, Marcellus, and his wife, Theresa, of Norfolk, Va.; one brother, Richard Noel Welch, and his wife, Yolande, of Memphis, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. Frances Rogers Welch Guthrie of Memphis, Tenn.; five nephews, William Bradford Guthrie, and his wife, Sandy, of Cordova, Tenn., Edmund Louis Kirchner, and his wife, Pat, of Memphis, Tenn., William Michael Kirchner, and his wife, Clara, of Bartlett, Tenn., Timothy Ransom Welch, and his wife, Cyndi, of Apex, and Daniel Richard Welch, and his wife, Nancy, of Mineola, N.Y.; four nieces; Mary Evelyn Kirchner Mulrooney, and her husband, Al, of Collierville, Tenn., Linda Kirchner Honnoll, of Memphis, Tenn., Anna Kirchner Guiabo, of Hayward, Calif., and Kathleen Noel Welch Campbell and her husband, John, of Sanibel Island, Fla., and several great-nephews and great-nieces. Mrs. Kirchner graduated from Memphis State University. She worked for the Department of the Navy, the Veterans Administration, and retired from the staff of Wake Forest University. She was an avid gardener and bridge player, a member of the Piedmont Club, and a devoted parishioner of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. She also was an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Woman’s Club of Winston-Salem, the Thursday Morning Music Club, the St. Theresa’s Guild, and the Winston-Salem Garden Study Club. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, with the Rev. Herbert Burke officiating. Interment will be Friday, Jan. 26, at Calvary Cemetery in Memphis, Tenn., with departure to the cemetery at 1 p.m. from Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mrs. Kirchner’s memory to St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, 225 Springdale Ave., Winston-Salem, 27104. Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home Silas Creek Chapel is serving the family.
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