Alfred Carson Welker |
| Posted 2010-01-29 by Diana |
| Alfred Carson Welker, age 79, passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 1, 2003 in Phoenix, AZ of complications following surgery. Mr. Welker was born 18 January 1924 to the late Nels Carson and Effie Barkdull Welker in Ada County, Idaho. He served in WWII in Italy and was a graduate of University of Utah with a business major. He owned several retail stores in various states and later was in insurance and real estate in the Phoenix area. Mr. Welker has lived in Snowflake, AZ since September 1994. As a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served faithfully 3 missions in Mesa, AZ, Laie, Hawaii, and Snowflake, AZ, specializing in Family History/ Genealogical Research and held many other church callings. After returning from the mission in Hawaii he served as Director of the Snowflake-Taylor Family History Center for the year 1999. He was married to Opal Braden in the Salt Lake Temple in 1946 by Spencer W. Kimball, and is survived by his daughter, Joellyn Machnics of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He was later married to, and is survived by, Bonnie Smedley Apgood of Phoenix in 1992. He will be greatly missed by other survivors, including 3 sisters Lucille (Dixie) and Stuart Lloyd Davis of Salt Lake City, UT, Olive Marie Jenkins (late Tate Jenkins)of Boise, Idaho; Ruth Lanore Dwyer of Scottsdale, AZ; one brother David Gilbert and Margery Welker of Salt Lake City, UT; a granddaughter, Cassandra Graff; and 2 great granddaughters, Waverleigh and Cora Graff of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He was preceded in death by a brother, Charles "Chuck" Welker. Mr. Welker was loved by countless others. He served his community and neighbors willingly on a daily basis up until the time of his death. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 7, 2003 at the Snowflake Temple View Chapel of the L.D.S. Church. There will be a viewing from 6-8 PM Tuesday, May 6th at the Owens Mortuary in Snowflake and on Wednesday morning at 9:30 AM, prior to the services at the church. Interment will be in the Snowflake Cemetery. Published in the Arizona Republic on 5/4/2003. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The White Mountain Independent, Show Low, Arizona - 05/06/2003 Alfred Carson Welker, 79, died suddenly Thursday, May , 2003 in Phoenix of complications following surgery. Mr. Welker was born Jan. 18, 1924 to the late Nels Carson and Effie Barkdull Welker in Ada County, Idaho. He served in WWII in Italy and was a graduate of University of Utah with a business major. He managed retail stores in several states and later was in insurance and real estate in the Phoenix area. Mr. Welker has lived in Snowflake since Sept. 1994. as a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served faithfully three missions in Mesa, Laie, Hawaii, and Snowflake specializing in Family History/Genealogical Research and held many other church callings. He was married to Opal Braden in the Salt Lake Temple in 1946 by Spencer W. Kimball and is survived by his daughter, Joellyn Machnics of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He later married to, and is survived by Bonnie Smedley Apgood of Phoenix in 1992. HE will be greatly missed by other survivors, including three sisters Lucille (Dixie) and Stuart Lloyd Davis of Salt Lake City, Utah, Olive Marie Jenkins (late Tate Jenkins), Ruth Lanore Dwyer of Scottsdale; one brother David Gilbert and Margery Welker of Salt Lake City, Utah; a granddaughter, Cassandra Graff; and two great-granddaughters, Waverleigh and Cora Graff of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Mr. Welker was loved by countless others. He served his community and neighbors willingly on a daily basis up until the time of his death. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 7 at 11 a.m. at the Snowflake Temple View Chapel of the L.D.S. Church. There will be a viewing from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 6 at the Owens Mortuary in Snowflake and Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m. prior to the services at the church. Interment will be in the Snowflake Cemetery. See Also: Find A Grave |
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