WELCH, JAMES A.,on April 21, 2002; loving husband of Martha Welch (nee Cooper); dear father of Lana (Michael) Gibson, Gwendolyn (Karl) Aldrich, James (Sue) Welch, Marcia (Roger) Moultrie, Eric (Carol) Welch, Kevin (Tonya) Welch and Cindy (Ted) Schoen; loving grandfather of 17 and great-grandfather of 6; loving brother of Floyd Welch Jr., Billy Eugene Welch, Jessie Lee Johnson, Mary McGee and Peggy Riley; dear brother-in-law, uncle and friend. Funeral service from HOFFMEISTER SOUTH COUNTY Chapel, 1515 Lemay Ferry Rd., Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. VISITATION TUESDAY, 2-9 P.M.