Martin Eugene Welch

Martin Eugene Welch, 63, passed away on June 7, 2025. He was born to the late Roberts Eugene Welch and Lucille "Lowe" Smith on July 21, 1961 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Martin loved working on cars, picking guitar, spending time with his family, and going to Cleveland Speedway. He was said to be quite funny, and liked to "give kids a hard time." Martin also enjoyed hunting, camping, tubing on the Ocoee River, and watching Price is Right, westerns, The Andy Griffith Show, and Swamp People. Martin was especially fond of his mother, Lucille.

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!

Serve the lord with gladness!

Come into his presence with singing!

Know that the Lord, he is God!

It is he who made us, and we are his.

We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise!

Give thanks to him; bless his name!

For the lord is good;

His steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

Psalm 100: 1-5

In addition to his parents, Martin is preceded in death by his siblings, Deborah Johnson, Justine Couch, and Robert Jerry Welch, and his great-grandson, Kayson Ledford.

Martin is survived by his children, Tosha (Ray) Rymer, Misty Marie (Charles Damien) Byers, Robert Eugene (Charlene) Welch III, Joshua D (Kim) Welch, grandchildren, Aislyn, Abby, Michael, Martin (Ashley), and Trenton Welch, Gabby and Charles Eugene Byers, Tyson and J.D. Hicks, Shesa Holt, Brian and Callie Hyatt, great-grandchildren, Ben, Hazel, and Brantley Welch, Felicity and Hayden Holt, and Kayslynn "Mule" Ledford, and his sister, Ramona Gail Gravitt.

You are invited to share a personal memory of Martin or your condolences with his family at his online memorial located at www.companionfunerals.com. Companion Funeral Home of Cleveland and the Cody family are honored to assist the family with these arrangements.