Public graveside services will be held on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Keith Cemetery (Alfalfa County) under the direction of Wharton Funeral Chapel. Online condolences may be made at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com.

Paul Wayne Welch was born February 23, 1961, to Carl and Eva Welch in Alva, Oklahoma. He passed from this life into God's Glory on December 15, 2021, at his home in Portland, Oregon. He was among friends when his heart stopped.

Paul grew up in Alva, and graduated from Alva High School in 1979.

Growing up Paul enjoyed baseball, fishing and boy scouts. After high school Pa...