Funeral service for Homer T. Welsh, 90, Eudora, will be 11 am Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will follow at 1:30 pm. at Leavenworth National Cemetery. He died Monday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born August 23, 1925, in Douglas County, KS., the son of Alonzo Elmer and Maude Ellen Hildwin Welsh.
Homer attended Lawrence public schools. He worked for Lawrence Construction Co., and then worked for the University of Kansas in the Carpenter Shop where he retired in 1987.
He was a Army Veteran serving during WWII. He was a member of V.F.W. Alford-Clarke Post #852, American Legion Dorsey-Liberty Post #14, Acacia Lodge #9, A.F. & A.M., and the Carpenters Union. Homer enjoyed gardening, remodeling, and dancing.
He married Velva Arlene Hardister on Feb. 28, 1946, in Olathe. She preceded him in death on Apr. 2, 2001. He married Judy C. Harris in March, 2008, she survives of the home. Other survivors include a daughter Pennie (Jim) Scribner of Lawrence, step-daughter Julie (Bobby) Province of Springfield, MO., step-son James (Debbie) Watkins of Carthage, TN., 7 grandkids, 7 great-grandkids, and 2 great-great-grandkids. He was preceded in death by a son Lonnie Welsh, Dec. 12, 2011, and a grandson David Scribner.
Friends may call Wednesday noon to 8 pm. at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 7 pm.
Online condolences may be sent at rumsey-yost.com.
We will miss you Homer you were an amazing brother in law. Our prayers are with your family at this time.
Sweet Homer T.-
How do you even begin to describe this special, special man. Years may have gone by since I last saw sweet Homer, but my memories of both him and Velva are as vivid as the days that they occurred. Birthday parties, Easter dresses or a simple meeting down the street never ended without a hug and a kiss and the promise of “see ya later.” Their kind spirits and giving hearts provided so much in my early years and their “bonus” grandparent presence in my life, has always meant so much. His wonderful example of true love through his dedication to Velva and her memory, as well as his admirable “tough as nails” ability to work harder than men half of his age, made him truly one of a kind. Memories of Homer T. and my dad prepping the backyard to pour a concrete pad at our old house, sweating and hot, but never complaining, because he was just helping a friend out. How many people can say they had friends that would drop everything to help in anyway they could? Back then he was always modeling a v neck white t shirt, an old pair of jeans and that swishy black coat that you could hear coming down the street almost a block away, but most of all, the main staple in his wardrobe was that sweet smile that lit the entire night sky. Thank you, thank you, thank you to his family, children and grandchildren for lending out this amazing man for all of us to enjoy. He truly is an example of what every man should aspire to.
See you in the sky, sweet Homer T!
-Callee Souders