Melba Dykes Welch Obituary
We are sad to announce that on January 3, 2023 we had to say goodbye to Melba Dykes Welch of Bogalusa, Louisiana, born in Tylertown, Mississippi. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Melba Dykes Welch or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Emmitt Davis and Elsie Davis; her former husband Rev. Gerald H. Dykes; her husband Charles Welch; her daughter Regina Gail Dykes Pugh; and her siblings, James Davis and Gerradine Czenski.
She is survived by: her children, Ernest B. Dykes of Ponchatoula, LA, Gary Dykes (Tanda) and Brenda Dykes Kennedy of Quitman, LA.; and her siblings, Robert Davis of Pascagoula, MS, Ruby Dean Barrantoes of Gretna, LA and Doris Lafaye of Lafayette, LA.. She is also survived by her 7 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, 1 soon to be great grandchild, 3 great great grandchildren, and other friends and relatives.
