Barbara Ann

Welch

Barbara Ann (Gibson) Welch, age 55 , of Sweetwater passed awa y Monday, August 29, 2022 at her home.

Funeral ser vices will be at 2 pm on Thursday, September 1 , 2022 at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Pasto r Jeramy Thompson officiating. Interment will follow at Roby Cemetery u nder th e direction of McCoy Funeral Home. A family and friend ' s visitation wi ll be Wednesday from 6-8 pm at the funeral home.

Bar bara was born to the late William Harrison and Pauline Schultz Gibson on March 17 , 1967 at Las Cr uce s, New Mexico. She graduated from T STC as a Licen sed Vocational Nurse and worked for Hendrick Medical Center for 30 years. Bar bara married Jimmy Arp Welch July 21, 1984 at Clyde , Texas and they ha ve lived in Sweetwater for the pa st 40 years. She was a member of the Sweetwater Jayce es Ro o st e rs, played C O -E D Softball in Abilene, loved going to her ki d ' s sporting events and riding her Harley-Davidson. Barbara had a passion to help other s and always put her self last .

She is survived by her husba nd of 38 years , Jimmy of Sweetwater , son ; Zecha riah Welch and wife Robyn of Roscoe, daughter; Jessi Nicole Welch and Tommy Byrne of Abilene, brother; Willie Gibson and wife Judy of Merkel and her grandchildren; Kirsten Mak e nzie Leann Welch , Zoey Autum n Paige Welch, Miley Bree Welch, Keith Alan Chase By rne, Carley Nicole Byrne and Beau Frank Byrne and her nephew Dustin Gibson and wife Sonia of Lamesa, Texas and niece Savannah Grammer and husband, Ryan, of Tonganoxie, Kansas.

Pall bearers will be Zechariah Welch, Kenny Hope, Jr., K.C. Hop e, Don Vierus , Jerry Nations and Dustin Gibson.

Honorar y pallbearers will be Joe Shirl ey and Eric Craver.