Violet Welch

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In Loving Memory of Ms. Violet Jean Welch

VISITATION SERVICE:
🕜 Friday, August 29, 2025 from 3:00-5:00 PM
📍 M&H Memorial Chapel
411 S. Walnut St. | Hope, AR

CELEBRATION OF LIFE:
🕜 Saturday, August 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📍 United Christian Church of Emmet
407 West 4th Street | Emmet, AR

Final Resting Place – Snell Cemetery | Emmet, AR

Reflections of Her Life
Ms. Violet Jean Welch

Violet Welch, a longtime resident of Emmet, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025, at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas. She will forever remain in our hearts.

Violet was born on September 2, 1937, in Emmet, Arkansas, to Caledonia Flemons and Stanley Latin. She confessed her life to Christ at an early age at Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church. She attended school in Blevins, AR, and Emmet, AR.

Violet began cooking at an early age, which led her to work in several restaurants in the area. She became well known for her excellent cooking and the love she poured into her food. In her later years, she served as a caregiver, continuing to work even after retirement.

She was known as a quiet yet strong woman—independent, beautiful, and always carrying herself with pride. She loved to dress up, keep her hair styled, and enjoy music. She also delighted in talking with her friends and family on the phone.

Violet loved garage sales and flea markets, where she was skilled at bargaining and finding treasures. She was devoted to going the extra mile in everything she did, especially for her children. She cherished conversations with her grandchildren, often sharing wisdom and advice for their futures. As the matriarch of her family, her love and guidance will be deeply missed.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Caledonia Flemons and Stanley Latin; her brother, John Henry Latin; and three children, Raquel Welch, Terry Welch, and Vivian Hickman-Glover.

She leaves to cherish her memory six children: James Welch of South Carolina, Harold Latin of Emmet, AR, Phillip Welch of Prescott, AR, Kelvin (Tonia) Welch of Little Rock, AR, Pasha Welch of Prescott, AR, and Anton Welch of Emmet, AR; 20 grandchildren; her sister, Annie Pearl Jagers of Jacksonville, AR; her brother, Mark McKillion of Prescott, AR; step-sisters, Juanita Henderson of Prescott, AR, and Mary Strand of Tacoma, WA; step-brothers, William McKillion of Chicago, IL and Cedric McKillion of Prescott, AR; special nephew, Gerald Jagers; three special nieces, Kimberly Jagers, Karen Foy, and JoAnn Latin; special daughters, Mary Holston, Eddie Woodberry, Loretta Sockwell, Catherine Sockwell, Cynthia Smith, Rosemary Harris, Yolonda Reed, and Semeka Hopson; special friends, Odell Jenkins, Mary Ingram, and Suzanne Dougan; along with a host of great- and great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, close relatives, and friends.