12:18 p.m. EDT, March 21, 2012
Douglas Dean Welch Sr., 57, husband of Tara Elizabeth Welch, died Friday, March 16, in Savannah, Ga.  He is the son of the late Douglas Oliver and Esther Mae Edmundson Welch. Family survivors are his children, Douglas Dean Welch Jr. of Lexington, Kimberly Michelle Welch of Texas, Bethany Marie Welch of Nicholasville, and James Brandon Welch of Arizona; two grandchildren, Carson and Savannah Welch of Arizona; and his mother-in-law, Cheryl Christine Pinson of Nicholasville. Services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Betts & West Funeral Home. Burial was in Blue Grass Memorial Gardens. Visitation was Tuesday from noon until time of service. Donations suggested to Welch Education Fund at PNC Bank. www.Betts&Westfuneralhome.com.