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Nancy Ethridge Welch

October 8, 1935 — May 22, 2024

Forsyth

Nancy Ethridge Welch, 88, of Forsyth, passed away Wednesday May 22, 2024.  Memorial services will be held Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 2:00PM, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel, 86 West Main Street Forsyth, Georgia, with the Dr. Mark Hudgins officiating. The family will greet friends immediately following the service.  

Nancy was born in Macon, Georgia to the late Chester Leonard Ethridge and Jeanette Rainey Ethridge Barnett, October 8, 1935.  She was a 1953 graduate of Miller High School in Macon and retired from her career of many years as a bookkeeper in the Office of Personnel Management for the federal government.  A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Nancy’s true passion was caring for her family.  

Nancy leaves behind to mourn her loss her husband of 70 years, Phillip Ronald “Ronnie” Welch, Sr; sons, Phillip Ronald Welch, Jr. (Donna Sellers Welch) and Mickey Welch (Kathy Bell Welch), both of Juliette, Georgia; daughter, Rhonda Welch DeZoort (Sean) of Forsyth; grandchildren, Bennett Welch, Kacie Welch (Trevor Scott), Heather Plaines (Ridgely), Spencer Welch (Lexie), Chloe DeZoort, Emmie DeZoort-Roper (Brady), and Abbie DeZoort; great-grandchildren, Tripp Plaines, Rylie Welch, and Will Roper; brothers, Bill Ethridge (Trudie Owen) and Lewis Ethridge (Ginger); and several nieces and nephews. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Children’s Hospital in Macon at www.navicenthealth.org/donate-to-children, or to the donor’s preferred charity.  

Please visit www.monroecountymemorialchapel.com to express your condolences.  

Monroe County Memorial Chapel 86 West Main Street Forsyth Georgia has charge of the arrangements.   
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