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Thomson - Ms. Helen Phillips Welch, 80, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2025, in Doctors Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, October 10, 2025, in the Curtis Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. David Kitchens officiating. Burial will be the Fort Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Welch was born in McDuffie County to the late Matthew and Susie Phillips. She grew up in Warren County and was a graduate of Warren County High School. She worked at Uniroyal for many years and later retired from Hardee’s of Thomson as the store manager. She was a member of the Hill Baptist Church.
Survivors include her son, Richard (Andrea) Welch; her sister, Evelyn Johnson; her 4 grandchildren, Brittany Welch, Kobie Tudor, Stevye Jefferson, and Gunner Carson; and her 5 great-grandchildren, Jaiden Walden, Kayden Jefferson, Kennedy Jefferson, Maverick Jefferson and Kori Tudor.
Friends may call at the Curtis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday night at the funeral home.
You may sign a guest book at the Curtis Funeral Home or online at www.curtisfuneralhome.com
Curtis Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.