Gloria A. (Croyle) Welms

Gloria A. Welms, 82, of Oil City, PA. passed away Sunday Sept. 17, 2023 at the Titusville Hospital after an extended illness.

                Born July 29, 1941 in Oil City, PA., she was the daughter of the late Ernest & Viola Flinchbaugh Croyle and was raised by her grandparents Felecia & Findley Croyle

Gloria was a graduate of Oil City High School.

She was married to Lawrence  E. Welms on Oct 10, 1958  and he preceded her in death on July 10, 2006.

Gloria had worked as the head cashier for Riverside Market in Titusville and had retired from Polk Center where she worked in the dietary.

Gloria had helped her husband when he ran Welm’s Plumbing and Heating and was also active in Estate Sales over the years.

She was a member of St. Joseph Church.

                Gloria enjoyed buying and selling antiques, was a member of the Scarlet Ladies of the Oil City Red Hats and also the Roses and Lilacs Red Hats. She enjoyed playing cards at the PNA  and was an avid hunter and fisherman.

She is survived by her daughter

Holly McCauley and her fiance Quay Hahn  of Oil City

And grandchildren

Lynsey McCauley, Lance Harris and Samantha & Nicholas Welms

and 6 great grandchildren including Evan Motter

She is also survived by half sisters

Sharon Thornton & her husband Ken

Kandace Stevens Blackhurst

Tammy Rhinehart

and sisters  Martha , Barbara , Mary Kay , Roseanne, and Diane

half brothers

Fred Stevens, David Stevens 

She is also survived by special friend Jen Pardee

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her son Lawrence and daughter Dr. Lisa Welms, 

Friends will be received  from  9:30 A.M.-11:30 A.M, Friday in the Reinsel Funeral Home.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:30 A.M. Friday in the funeral home with Fr. John Miller, presiding.

Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery

Memorials may be made to a charity of ones choice.

Condolences may be sent at www.reinselfuneralhome.com

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Gloria A. (Croyle) Welms, please visit our floral store.