Wilma Welch, 91 of Brookport, IL, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at Southgate Health Care Center in Metropolis.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. David Siere officiating. A private burial will be held in the Masonic Cemetery in Cypress, IL.

Wilma was a retired nursing assistant, member of Brookport First Baptist Church, and loved to crochet and quilt.

Wilma is survived by her daughter, Brenda Trujillo Wheat Ridge, CO; sons, James Welch and wife Julie and Steve Welch and wife Linn all of Brookport; 6 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; sister, Shirley Annible of Goreville, IL; several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Mildred (Alsip) Penrod; husband of 69 years, Stanford Welch; sister, Velma Smith; brothers, Vernie Penrod and Don Penrod.

Visitation will be held from 12 noon until 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 19th at the funeral home.

Condolences may be left online at www.aikinsfarmer-millerfh.com.