Maralee Welch, aged 87, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13th, 2025. Maralee was born in Jacksonville, Florida on November 14th, 1937, and raised three sons who preceded her in death, Tommie “Rusty” Parker (June 27th, 1955 – February 15th, 1968), Donald “Donnie” Welch (August 20th, 1959 – January 23rd, 2007), and Michael “Robbie” Welch (August 22nd, 1960 – July 16th, 2012). She was also predeceased by her brother, Clayton “Buddy” Smith (June 4th, 1942 – March 16th, 2024).
Maralee retired from a long and impactful career at the Duval County Clerk of Courts, and spent her years in retirement traveling the country, sewing and quilting, and spending time with her friends and family whom she loved fiercely—particularly, her great-granddaughter Ava Raine Nowlin.
She will be missed and forever loved by her surviving friends and family members including her granddaughter, Rainey Nowlin (Nate Nowlin), grandson, Donovan J. Welch, great granddaughter Ava Raine Nowlin, and nephew, Andrew J. Thorpe.
Funeral services will be held, Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 2:00pm in the chapel of Fraser Funeral Home, 8168 Normandy Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32221 followed by interment in Riverside Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
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