Caroline completed her education at St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She moved to Houston in 1948 and began her career as an X-Ray Technician. She worked for private radiologists until her retirement in 1983. She met Harold Welch on a blind date and they married on Thanksgiving Day 1953, they celebrated 64 wonderful years together.
She was a Cub Scout Den Mother and a Girl Scout Leader. She was one of the happiest people you would ever meet. She had a ready smile and an adventurous spirit. She loved to travel and had visited almost every state and had been to China, Europe, Canada and Mexico.
Preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Margaret Drake; brother, David Drake and daughter, Margaret "Peggy" Welch.
Caroline is survived by her loving husband, Harold Welch; son, David Welch and wife, Dawn of Nacogdoches, Texas; daughter, Barbara Bason and husband, Darrell of Conroe, Texas. Also surviving are her grandchildren, William, Hannah, Joshua, Rachel, Mark, John and a great grandchild expected in August. Also sister Lois Jean Vos of DeKalb Illinois. Many nieces and nephews.
Memorial gifts may be made to your favorite charity.
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