June Beatrice Welch

June Beatrice Welch, “Miss June”, of Lothian, MD, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2014, with her family by her side. She was born on June 7, 1928, to Charles H. and Virgie (Wetzel) Smith, Sr. in Finksburg, MD, where she and her siblings were raised. She moved to southern Maryland when her children were young and married Wilson Thompson. June worked at Marshall Hall Amusement Park in Bryans Road, MD, then with the Prince Georges School System in Indian Head, MD. She then went to work for J. C. Penney as a stockroom clerk. In 1979, she married Laurence Welch. She was a member of the Baden Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and the Moose Lodge in College Park.June was a hard worker and a very busy woman, but she also enjoyed life to the fullest. She loved working in her garden, listening to blue grass and county music, doing word puzzles, eating seafood and coloring in the color books with her grandchildren. She was an animal lover and a fan of WWE. While June could be counted on to give her opinion when asked, she was also a very sweet, caring and loving person. Her family and friends were the center of her life and she was always there for them.June is the beloved wife of the late Laurence Welch who passed away in 1997. She is the loving mother of Barbara Violett, Faye Beverage, Ronald and Michael Thompson and the late James Trout. She is the sister of Clarence Smith, the grandmother of 10 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and the step-mother of two. She is also survived by a host of other family and friends. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of June Beatrice Welch please visit our Sympathy Store.