Gloria Jeanne Welch

SOUTHPORT, N.C. – Gloria Welch, 80, of Southport, N.C., died on July 22, 2024. Gloria was born on Sept. 23, 1943, in Augusta. She was a daughter of the late Aurele Joseph Violette and Juliette Dubois Violette. Gloria was a graduate of Southern Indiana University. She was a CPA, Controller for Budget Rent-A-Car, and a Small Business Owner of Gloria Jeans Coffees. She retired in 2002 and became very active in the St. James and Oak Island community and church. She was a church organist for St. James, multiple quilting groups, President of Sacred Heart Church Guild, and a Dosher Hospital Volunteer for 14 years. Surviving are her husband, John Welch; sons, Stephen R. Welch and William A. Welch; sister, Priscella Violette, and brother, J. Donald Violette. A mass will be celebrated on Friday, July 26, 2024 at 12 p.m., in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Southport. Inurnment will follow in the church columbarium.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Parkinson’s Association.