Frances Mardella Welsh

Graveside service will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, May 14, 2020 in Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Mark Butrum officiating.

Frances was born on August 2, 1928 in Sturgeon, MO the daughter of Ernest Buford Wheeler and Grace (Brincefield) Wheeler who preceded her in death. She was married on January 26, 1966 in Columbia, MO to Jack Welsh who preceded her in death in 1992. Frances retired from the University Hospital as an instrument technician in the operating room. She loved watching St Louis Cardinal Baseball and enjoyed hosting family gatherings at her house on a regular basis and coordinating family reunions that filled up the park every year. She also enjoyed knitting and playing solitaire while watching Cardinal baseball. Frances was the matriarch of the family, was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be missed by everyone.

Survivors include: two grandsons, Brian Overton (Tina) of Hallsville, MO and Earl Hendrickson (Danielle) of Columbia, MO; two brothers, Charles Wheeler (Marilyn) of Columbia, MO and Delbert Wheeler of St. Charles, MO; one son-in-law, Philip Craig of Columbia, MO; one great-granddaughter, Payton Hendrickson of Columbia, MO and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Harlene Craig and Jackie Hendrickson; one great-granddaughter, Kendall Overton; ten sisters, Estill Batts, Cleo Mohr, Katherine Wyatt, Joy Cox, Nadine Roberts, Margaret Roberts, Marie Gibson, Barbara Rader, Sally Kaiser and Betty Lou Wheeler; and four brothers, James Wheeler, Woodrow Wheeler, Claude Wheeler and Fred Wheeler.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central & NE MO Food Bank, c/o Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 West, Columbia, MO 65202.