Betty Ann Welch

	Betty Ann (Wild) Welch, age 73, of Pinckneyville, died Sunday, September 17, 2000 at 7:00 a.m. in the Pinckneyville Community Hospital Skilled Care Unit.
	Betty was born in Mt. Vernon on September 1, 1927, the daughter of Fred H. and Elsie A. (Monika) Wild.  She married LeRoy Welch on November 19, 1949 at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Pinckneyville and he preceded her in death on February 21, 2000.  During her lifetime she was a homemaker, worked at the former Pinckneyville Garment Factory, was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, taught Sunday School for 32 years, was past president of the St. Paul United Church of Christ Womens Guild and was a quilter at St. Paul.
	Survivors include three sons: Kevin Dale Welch of Pinckneyville, Charles Norman Welch,a nd his wife, Sharon, of Tamaroa and Dennis Roy Welch, and his wife, Kathy, of Peoria, a daughter:  Barbara Lynn Hill, and her husband, Dale Alan, of Steeleville, two brothers:  Kenneth Wild, and his wife, Bernita, of Pinckneyville and Fred G. Wild of Peoria, seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and numerous other relatives and friends.  She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
	Funeral services were held on Wednesday, September 20 at 11 a.m. in the St. Paul United Church of Christ, with Bro. Rob Mathis officiating.  Interment was in the Mueller Hill Cemetery, Pinckneyville.
	Friends alled at the Pyatt-Harrawood Funeral Home on Tuesday from 6 until 9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 8 until 9:30 a.m. then at the church from 10 a.m. until time of services.
	Memorials may be made to the St. Paul United Church of Christ Educational Fund or the American Cancer Society.
