LODI – Russell Welch, 66, of Lodi, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013.

A U.S. Army veteran, he served in Vietnam.

Survivors are his wife, Hilda Welch, of Lodi; five children, Reda Driggers, of Clarksville, Tenn., Lena Simpson, of Gurdon, Robert Welch, of Caddo Gap, Scotty Hardage, of Kirby, and Joe Hardage, of Amity; 17 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one brother, Bonnie Welch, of Lodi; and four sisters, Joyce Mount Pedron, of Lodi, Dollie Cogburn, of Glenwood, Kay Scheoff, of Albion, Ind., and Deloris Karst, of Huntington, Ind.

Graveside services with military honors will be 10 a.m. Thursday in the Sweet Hone Cemetery under the direction of Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Glenwood.

Visitation will be Wednesday, 6-8 p.m.

Guest registry is at http://www.davis-smith.com.

Published: 02/26/2013