ABILENE - Virginia Ruth (Ginger) Welch, age 90 of Abilene and formerly of Roscoe, died June 21, 2020 at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater.
Graveside services were June 24, at Fairview Cemetery near Millsap, with Joe Howard Williamson officiating.
She was born March 29, 1930 in Brownwood to the late Hubert Bates and Zula Estella (Williams) Keith.
She is survived by her children Ruth Ann Williams and husband Ronnie of Roscoe, Ken Welch and wife Dixie of Cross Plains, and Georgia Welch of Stanton; daughter-in-law Pax Welch of Weatherford; grandchildren Amy and Josh King, Katy and Kelly Welch, Lance Welch, Jenny and Matt LaSeur, Abby and B.J. Barnett, Dawson and Rebecca Burns, Kirby and Ward Meadows and eleven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her son Greg Welch; granddaughter Whitney Welch; grandson Sterling Wilson; two brothers and two sisters.
When she lived in Roscoe, she was a very active member of First Baptist Church and taught Sunday School and helped direct Vacation Bible School. She was a homemaker and was always involved with all of her children's endeavors and was always there for them. She loved cooking for cattle crews and was also a big fan of the National Cutting Horse Association and loved cooking and feeding her family and friends at those events.
Arrangements were under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home. Online condolences may be expressed at www.mccoyfh.com.