Obituaries

Leslie Coates
B: 1958-10-10
D: 2024-03-16
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Coates, Leslie
Jennifer Amirault
B: 1979-07-21
D: 2024-03-08
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Amirault, Jennifer
Charlotte Hutt
B: 1943-04-05
D: 2024-03-05
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Hutt, Charlotte
Margaret Scates
B: 1943-08-15
D: 2024-03-04
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Scates, Margaret
Billie Sue Bryant
B: 1956-06-02
D: 2024-03-03
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Bryant, Billie Sue
Mary Ellen Culver
B: 1946-10-01
D: 2024-03-01
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Culver, Mary Ellen
Emily Smith
B: 1943-04-10
D: 2024-02-28
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Smith, Emily
David Mullins
B: 1933-05-30
D: 2024-02-28
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Mullins, David
Barbara Brown
B: 1931-10-21
D: 2024-02-27
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Brown, Barbara
Katheryn Sullivan
B: 1926-03-29
D: 2024-02-25
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Sullivan, Katheryn
Maret Elken
B: 1933-06-09
D: 2024-02-24
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Elken, Maret
Sonya Dunaway
B: 1992-07-04
D: 2024-02-22
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Dunaway, Sonya
Mary Donovan
B: 1954-05-15
D: 2024-02-19
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Donovan, Mary
Richard Daiger
B: 1935-04-17
D: 2024-02-16
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Daiger, Richard
Misty Beauchamp
B: 1956-05-18
D: 2024-02-15
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Beauchamp, Misty
Mildred Self
B: 1941-06-19
D: 2024-02-14
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Self, Mildred
Hilton Hamblin
B: 1935-04-08
D: 2024-02-14
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Hamblin, Hilton
Charles Stevens
B: 1941-06-01
D: 2024-02-13
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Stevens, Charles
John Shropshire
B: 1941-11-14
D: 2024-02-09
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Shropshire, John
Glenda Lurba
B: 1960-07-14
D: 2024-02-08
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Lurba , Glenda
Raymond Brann
B: 1940-03-31
D: 2024-02-03
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Brann, Raymond

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John W. Welch II, Funeral Director / Owner

A Northern Neck Native with over 55 years experience. He apprenticed with Joseph W. Bliley Company, Richmond; Employed by the former Sanford Funeral Home, Montross (Subsequently purchased by Welch); Founder of Welch Funeral Home; purchased the former T.D. Marks Funeral Home in 1992, which is now the Marks Chapel and was relocated to Haynesville, Va. Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer.

J. Paul Welch II, Funeral Director / Owner

Northern Neck Native; 25 years experience; Apprenticed with Woody Funeral Home, Richmond and Welch Funeral Home; Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer; Co-owner and General Manager of Welch Funeral Home, Manager of Marks Chapel,Warsaw/Haynesville. Licensed Crematorium operator. Former President of the Independent Funeral Homes of Virginia. Former Board member of the State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers. Married to the former Julie Germain in 1990. Father to Emma Douglass Welch and John W. Welch III.

Lenna Daiger, Office Manager

Lenna joined our business is the fall of 2015. Her business knowledge and kind way with families is a wonderful addition to our funeral home family. We are blessed to have her.

John Dunn, Funeral Assistant/Monument Specialist

John joined the Funeral Home in 2004. He is a Funeral Assistant, helping families through the entire process. John is also a Monument Specialist and oversees Monument lettering and setting. John is an  important part of our caring for families.

Ann Rubio, Funeral Service Licensee

Ann joined the Welch family in April of 2017. She recently became a licensed funeral director, after graduating with honors from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. Ann previously worked with Riverside Hospice as a Bereavement Counselor. She will add a layer of aftercare to our family of caring professionals. Ann wants to initiate regular grief counseling sessions to help those suffering after a loss. We are lucky to have Ann, as caring for people is very important to her.

Sarah Welch Hughes, Funeral Assistant/Monument Designer
Email: montrossmonuments@gmail.com

Sarah grew up in the Montross Funeral Home along with Paul and was helping from a young age. She recently retired from the banking industry where she had worked in Customer Service for nearly 40 years. Sarah's people skills and attention to detail will be a wonderful addition to our team.

Emma Saunders, Funeral Assistant/ Intern

Emma joined our family in 2020, after graduating with Honors from Northumberland High School. She is currently serving a Funeral Service Internship and will attend Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. We are glad a local young lady has joined our team to help us care for area families.

Ruth Packett, Part time office & Funeral assistant

Ruth has been with us since the closing of her business in Montross. She helps us on a regular basis in the office & is ever present, greeting people at most funerals and visitations. We are very lucky to have this sweet lady on our team.

Karen Sanders, Montross Chapel Executive Assistant

Karen started helping assist at our Montross Chapel in April 2019. She has proved to be a great helping families using our chapel. We were lucky to have her join our team after her retirement from Richmond County Social Services. Her kind manner and disposition is a perfect addition to our Montross location.