Dwight Welcher, 38, of Thayer died Feb. 19, 2015, in rural Thayer.
Services were 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, Creston. The Rev. Dwayne Henrichs officiated. Burial will be at a later date. Memorials are to be determined. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.
Dwight Marion Welcher, son of Naomi LaVonne (Boblett) and Delbert Ray Welcher, was born Aug. 12, 1976, in Creston.
Dwight graduated from East Union High School in 1994.
On May 20, 2003, Dwight married Karla Giles. He lived his whole life in Union County.
Dwight worked for Iowa Select, Wood Link as a sawman, Bunn-O-Matic, Cardinal Glass and T&S Industries, where he built grain bins, and he also worked for Wellman’s.
Dwight and Karla later divorced.
Dwight is survived by his mother Naomi Welcher of Thayer; son Jaxson Welcher of Thayer; daughters, Jayden and Janessa Welcher, both of Afton; brothers, Dan (wife Judy) Welcher of Lorimor and Dwayne Welcher of Grand River; sisters, Denise (husband Robert) Rowe of Afton, Dora (husband Charlie) Atteberry of Creston, Deana Welcher (Les Vanderpluym) of Thayer and Dorothy Welcher of Afton; girlfriend Jennifer Ham of Thayer; friends, Scot Miller of Creston and Clint Snyder of Mississippi; and many nieces, nephews and other friends.
Dwight was preceded in death by his father, brother Dale Welcher and grandparents.