Funeral services for Mr. Billy Joe Welch will be private. Mr. Welch, 66, of Windsor, SC, died Saturday, morning, April 23, 2005 at his home. Born in Richmond County, GA, he was a son of the late Robert Deas Hollis and Ida Hazel Byrd Welch. A Vietnam veteran, Billy proudly served his country in the United States Army and retired in May of 1981 obtaining the rank of E-6. His last duty station was Ft. McClellan, AL where he was a drill sergeant. He was a Mason as well as a Shriner. He is survived by his wife, Rosalie Mae Cleveland Welch, sister, Betty Jean Bevill, Windsor, SC; cousins, Tommie L. Welch, Sr., Windsor, SC, Dale Knox, Hephzibah, GA, and Bobby Boswell, Hephzibah, GA; nephews, Tommie Welch, Jr., Oakwood, SC, Michael Welch, Havelock, NC, and Daniel Welch, Windsor, SC; and close friends, Wash Adams, Montgomery, AL, Harris Clark, Anniston, AL, Erik Kling, Aiken, SC, Fred Attix, Windsor, SC, and Joe Guilfoyle, Battle Creek, MI. Memorials may be made to the charity of choice.