Pearl Irene Welch Tatum, age 94, of Nocona, TX passed away October 7, 2003 in the Nocona General Hospital.
Mrs. Tatum was born September 27, 1909 in Ringgold, TX to Rosa Cary and John M. Peveler. She married Alvin L. Welch August 19, 1932. Alvin died in June of 1949. She worked for Justin Leather Goods for several years and while working there, she met and married Thurman Tatum on July 3, 1953. She was a member of the Church of Christ, participating in many missionary campaigns for the church. She had worked for Our Drug Store and at the General Hospital as an Aide.
Funeral services for Mrs. Tatum were held Friday, October 10, 2003 at the Nocona Church of Christ with Dale Scott officiating. Interment was at the Nocona Cemetery.
Surviving relatives include: two sons, Quintin Welch, Nocona, TX and Jimmy Welch, Austin, TX; two daughters, Jean Daughtery, Sacramento, CA and Barbara Shaw, Arlington, TX; five grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; two sisters, Bonnie Sunderland, and Flo Huffman, both of Weatherford, OK. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rosa Cary and John M. Pevelers; both husbands, Alvin L. Welch and Thurman Tatum; two sisters; and one brother.