Obituary of Allen R. Welch

Allen Rudolph Welch, 80, died Sunday, March 27, 2016, at a local nursing center. Born in Manning, he was a son of the late Caleb Welch and Edna Parker Welch Braddock. Mr. Welch was of the Pentecostal faith and was a retired self-employed truck driver. He was a U. S. Air Force veteran. Surviving are one son, H. Allen Welch (Judy) of Sumter; two daughters, Alaine Bailey of Lexington and Rachel Chan (Clyde) of Sumter; a sister, Emma Player of Sumter; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a special cousin, Sammy Parker. He was preceded in death by his step-father, James Braddock; two granddaughters, Mary Ellen Welch and Angel Dawn Welch; and a great-granddaughter, Hope LeAnn Patterson. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday at Grace Full Gospel Church, 1540 Bradham Boulevard, with Rev. Brandon Chan and Rev. Clyde Chan officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. Tuesday at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of his daughter, 537 Pittman Drive. Memorials may be made to Agape Hospice, 434 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. On-line condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.