Luster Etta Welch^[1]

1901 - 2002  (100 years)

• Name	Luster Etta Welch
  Born	25 Mar 1901
  Gender	Female
  Died	23 Jan 2002	NHC of Ft. Sanders   [2]
  Buried	28 Jan 2002	Oak Grove Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I347951	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	William M. "Wil" Welch,   b. 5 Jan 1879,   d. Bef 23 Jan 2002  (Age < 123 years)
  Mother	Ida Emily Fletcher,   b. 30 Nov 1880,   d. 12 Oct 1959  (Age 78 years)
  Married	7 Jan 1898	Claiborne County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F136785	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Cas Relford,   d. Bef 23 Jan 2002
  Children	+ 1. Alfred Relford,   d. Bef 18 Jul 2001   2. Clifton Relford,   d. Bef 23 Jan 2002
  Family ID	F136782	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Walter Singleton,   d. Bef 23 Jan 2002
  Family ID	F136793	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 20 Jul 2001. Lowell V. "Yogi" Rutherford obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 25 Jan 2002. SINGLETON , LUSTER ETTA (WELCH) - age 100, of Sharps Chapel, born March 25, 1901, passed away peacefully 9:25 a.m. Wednesday, January 23, 2002, at NHC of Ft. Sanders. She was a member of Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late William and Ida (Fletcher) Welch. Preceded in death by husbands, Cas Relford and Walter Singleton ; sons, Alfred and Clifton Relford; grandchildren, Lowell Rutherford and Phyllis Thompson; brothers, Millard, Chester, Amon, Alex, and Sillas Welch; sisters, Helen Berry, Ola Loop, Gladys Baker, and Edythe Helton. Survivors: daughter in law, Ima Relford of Sharps Chapel; sister, Bonnie Brantley of Sharps Chapel; 11 grandchildren, Clarence Evans, Joyce Williams, Bill Wright, Aaron, Ken, Carlos, Randy and Jerry Relford, Ozella Brantley, Lawrence Rutherford, and Irene Walker; several great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren to include special great-grandchildren, George Relford, April Relford and Vickie Rutherford; special niece, Trula Berry; special nephew, Robert Welch; special friend, Betty Rhodes, and a host of other nieces, nephews, and relatives. The family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to the staff of NHC Healthcare. Funeral services 11 a.m. Saturday, Cooke Mortuary Chapel, Elder J. C. Monday officiating, with music by the Oak Grove Singers. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers: Randy Relford, Darren Relford, Roy Allen Thompson, Larry Braden, Wayne Ellison, and Roy Thompson. Honorary Pallbearers: Robert Welch and Patrick Relford. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday, Cooke Mortuary, Maynardville. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 35896860). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: William Welch Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Ida Fletcher Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 07 Jan 1898 Event Place: , Claiborne, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M71021-1 System Origin: Tennessee-VR GS Film number: 898394 Reference ID: 2:1T0BLZ7