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Beatrice Irene Welty

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Beatrice Irene Welty, age 70, of Gravette died Aug. 13, 2013. Bea was born July 2, 1943, in Niagara County, N.Y., to Frank and Ethel (Houseknecht) Rupert. Met and married her husband in Phoenix, Ariz., and lived there for 21 years before moving to Gravette in 1984. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Charles Rupert; sisters, Esther Alexander and Dorothy Hiller; and three sons, Jay Welty, Clinton Welty and Glenn Welty. Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Leslie Welty; son, Vincent Welty and wife, Deborah, of Sulphur Springs; daughter, Christy Nichols of Maryland; sister, Grace Campbell of Delaware; brother, Frank Rupert and wife, Barbara, of Georgia; five grandchildren, 13 nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and great-great-nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, at Western Hills Baptist Church, 1101 S.W. Second, Bentonville. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Grace Meadows Fellowship in Maysville. Burial will follow in Maysville Cemetery. Arrangements are by Rollins Funeral Home of Rogers, www.rollinsfuneral.com.

Published August 16, 2013

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