Janie Estelle Winkler Welch

Franklin, NC - Janie Estelle Winkler Welch, 89, wife of the late Harry Welch, of Walhalla, SC, died Sat., Sept. 6, 2008 at her residence.

A native of Oconee Co., Mrs. Welch was the daughter of the late Henry and Myrtle Thomas Winkler. She was a homemaker and a member of Westminster Seventh Day Adventist Church.

She is survived by a son, Thomas S. Crumpton of Walhalla, SC, daughters, Ruby Nell Dewesse of Franklin, NC, Joan Heaton and Charlene Crumpton both of Walhalla, SC, brother, Bill Winkler of Dacusville, SC and sister, Hazel Galloway of Salem, SC; 14 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 25 great-great-grandchildren also survive.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by brothers, Marshall, James, Carl and Cecil Winkler; and sisters, Inez Morgan, Ozaline Kelley and Mary Towe.

Funeral services were held at 4:00pm Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 from the Chapel of Davenport Funeral Home with burial to follow in Oconee Memorial Park.

The family received friends from 3:00 to 4:00pm Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 at Davenport Funeral Home.

Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to Medi Home Hospice, 203 Central Park Lane, Seneca, SC 29678.

The family is at the residence.

Online condolences are available by visiting www.bryantgrantfuneralhome.com or by email.