Frances Welch Farrell died peacefully on September 17, 2021 at Legacy Nursing Home in Tallulah, Louisiana.  She was born in Searcy, Arkansas on December 19, 1921 to Fredric Byron Welch and Marguerite Morgan Welch.  She grew up in Searcy and attended Harding College there.  She also attended the University of Arkansas, where she was a member of Chi Omega Fraternity.  After graduation from college, she moved to Brinkley, Arkansas to teach home economics at Brinkley High School.

Not long after moving to Brinkley, Frances met Paul Marion Farrell, and they were married on November 27, 1945 in Searcy.  After their marriage, she retired from teaching and became an active member of the Brinkley community and St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, where she served as choir director for over 25 years.

Frances loved the Arkansas Razorbacks, playing  bridge with her friends, making beautiful flower arrangements, and good music.  But more than anything else, she loved her family, and there are many fond memories of family gatherings both big and small.

Frances was preceded in death by her parents; her stepfather Greenwood C. Booth; her husband Paul Farrell; her son Paul Farrell, Jr.; two brothers, Fredric Welch and Morgan Welch; and two stepsisters, Mary Catherine Booth Compton and Gene Booth Pierce.

She is survived by two sons and their wives, Fred Farrell (Kay) of Vicksburg, MS and James P. "Jake" Farrell (Julie) of Germantown, TN; grandchildren John Farrell (April), Ann Farrell Roberson (Marion), Matt Farrell (Alley) all of Vicksburg, MS; Katie Farrell Williams (Lawson) of Wake Forrest, NC; Patrick Farrell (Sarah) of Memphis, TN; Allison Farrell Callahan (Jon) of North Little Rock, AR; Ryan Farrell (Wendy) of Springfield, MO; Meghan Ann Farrell of Portland, OR; Caroline Finney Farrell of Austin, TX; and 20 great-grandchildren.  Frances is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews who loved her dearly.  Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, September 24 ^th at 1:00 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Brinkley, Arkansas.  Visitation will be before the service from 11:00-12:00 in the parish hall.  Memorials may be made to the Farrell-Cooper-Clifton Central Delta Depot Museum Endowment, P.O. Box 67, Clarendon, AR 72029 or to a charity of choice.