Entered into rest Tuesday, October 3, 2017, Dorothy “Yvette” Scruggs Welsh, 54, loving wife of Earl T. Welsh.
Mrs. Welsh was a native of Augusta and moved to Martinez in 2005. She enjoyed her job as a Case Manager at Source Care Management. Yvette was a loving and devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. She enjoyed spending time with her family. Mrs. Welsh loved children and was frequently found volunteering with the Children’s Awana program and the food pantry at the Vineyard Church of Augusta where she was a faithful member.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter: Katelyn Emily Taylor; stepson: Rusty Welsh; father: Alvin H. Scruggs; sister: Denise Scruggs Baldwin (John); brother: Dustin Y. Scruggs; niece: Erika D. Baldwin; nephews: John Michael Baldwin and Noah Scruggs; and special family friends: Joannie Lutes, Adam Lutes, and Susan Hayes Curd. She is preceded in death by her mother: Dorothy E. Scruggs.
Funeral services will be at the Vineyard Church of Augusta on Friday, October 6, 2017, at 1:00pm, with Reese LeRoy officiating. The family will begin receiving friends at 11:00am. Burial will follow at Westover Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or to the Vineyard Church of Augusta, 3126 Parrish Road, Augusta, GA 30907.
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