Beatrice Weldon, 93, of Bowling Green Road, Franklin, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at the Hopkins Center in Woodburn. She was born in Munfordville on Feb. 19, 1922 to the late Robert Wilkerson and Dorothy Wilkerson.
She was a foster parent to over 600 children and a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Franklin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Weldon, and a son, Gary Weldon.
She is survived by her son ~ Mike Weldon and wife Peggy ~ Russellville; her daughter ~ Cordia Weldon ~ Franklin; and her granddaughters ~ Kimberly Coleman ~ Adairville, and Marie England ~ Russellville.
Funeral Services for Beatrice Weldon will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, at Summers, Kirby and Sanders Funeral Home with burial to follow in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin. Visitation at the funeral home will be Saturday, July 25, from 5- 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. until the service hour of 2 p.m.
Expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of donations to the United Methodist Children’s Home. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.