Funeral services for Stanley Welch, Jr. of Leesville, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 20, 2024, at the Labby Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Leesville, Louisiana. Burial will follow in the Central Louisiana Veterans Cemetery.

Visitation will be held on May 20, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home.

Stanley Welch, born on May 27, 1951, in Rochester, New Hampshire, passed away on May 10, 2024, in Alexandria, Louisiana.

Stanley was a proud retired Veteran of the United States Army for 25 years. He retired in the Leesville community near Fort Polk were he continued in the government sector doing what he loved and continuing to work on military aircraft.

Stanley was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend to many. He is survived by his wife Chong Suk (Mom) Welch; daughters Sherrie Holmes (Matt) and Amy Chasse (Brian); grandchildren: Kiara Thomas (Jake), Brent Holmes, Evan Chasse, and Olivia Chasse; great-granddaughter Addison Thomas; sisters: Paula Gagnon (Wayne), Pamela Parent (Phil) and Brenda Green (John); brothers, Nelson Mathews and William Mathews (Chong Min); many nieces and nephews; auntie Rita Gagne (Leo); half-brother Edward Welch (Paulette); half-sister Mitzi Coburn, and last but not least his loving friend Vicki Bailey (Larry), who saw him through his health battles over the last several months.

Stanley was preceded in death by his mother, Marion (Sally) Mathews, step father, Harry Mathews, and his father, Stanley Welch (Annie).

Stanley’s love of service and his friendship to many will be forever remembered. May he rest in peace.