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In Memory

Patricia Ann Davis (Welcome) - Class Of 1946

Patricia Ann Davis (Welcome)

 

Patricia A. (Davis) Welcome

June 21, 1928 ~ April 17, 2021 (age 92)

Patricia A. Welcome, 92 years old, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021.  She was born on June 21, 1928 in Mishawaka to the late Emery & Gladys (Freese) Davis.  Patricia was a graduate of Riley High School and was a lifelong resident of the area.  On June 20, 1948 she was united in marriage to Wayne Welcome who preceded her in death on November 21, 2003.

Patricia is survived by her children, Thomas (Kitty) Welcome of Noblesville, IN, James Welcome of Austin, TX, and Becky (Dan) Welcome-Murphy of Austin, TX, and John (Robin) Welcome of South Bend.  She is also survived by her four grandchildren, Miranda Welcome of Mishawaka, Shawn (Christina) Welcome of South Bend, Sarah Welcome of Richman, IN., and Zachary Welcome-Poor of Austin, TX., along with three great grandchildren, Kingston, Otto and Stella.  Also surviving is her brother, John (Bonnie) Davis of Brainerd, MN.  She was preceded in death by her sister, Marcella Williams.   

Patricia was a wonderful wife and mother who devoted her life to taking care of her family.  She was great cook and seamstress, a member of the Red Cross during World War II, she was a previous active member of Ridgedale church where she was a bible school teacher, Girl Scouts den mother and a Pink Lady volunteer at Memorial Hospital.  She loved being out in nature and watching her Chicago Cubs.

Services for Patricia will be held at Palmer Funeral Home – Guisinger Chapel on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.  Friends may visit with the family beginning at 11:00 a.m. until the time of the services.  The family is also requesting that visitors wear masks and follow social distancing guidelines.  Burial will immediately follow at Southlawn Cemetery.

Memorial contributions in Patricia’s honor can be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association – Northern and Central Indiana, 9100 Purdue Road, Suite 203, Indianapolis, IN 46268 or the Food Bank of Northern Indiana, 702 Chapin St. South Bend, IN 46601.

Online condolences may be left for the Welcome family at www.palmerfuneralhomes.com.

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04.20.2021  djb

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