Frank W. Welch-age 85 of Andersonville passed away Monday, October 6, 2025. He was a member and deacon of Walnut Grove Church. He retired from the State of Tennessee, Department of Transportation in 2002. Preceded in death by his parents, Marshall and Nellie Welch; sister, Rosetta Jones Brown; brother, Douglas Welch.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Carolyn Welch; daughters, Wylene Hamock, Ann Russell Hickman and husband, Charles “Sonny” Hickman; sisters, Jessie Rutherford, Ricky Sue Atkins; grandchildren, Leslie and Jermey Rigsby, Brittany and James Hart, Chris and Megan Russell; great grandchildren, Johnathan “Trot”, Jaxson and Ainsley Russell, Zane, Finn and Evelyn Rigsby, Olivia and Isbella Hart.

The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2025 with the funeral service to follow at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Cooke-Campbell Mortuary Chapel, Rev. Josh Jones officiating with music by Walnut Grove Choir. Interment 11 a.m. Thursday, October 9, 2025 at New Loyston Memorial Gardens, Andersonville. Pallbearers: Chris Russell, Johnathan “Trot” Russell, Jermey Rigsby, Dwayne Biggs, Charles Hickman, James Hart. Arrangements by Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Maynardville.