THOMAS ARTHUR WELSH of McAlester, OK died January 11, 2015 at the age of 72. He worked for the Mills Family of Funeral Homes for more than 30 years as a district manager; serving 12 funeral homes and one cemetery. As a senior in high school, he participated in the distributive education program, obtaining his first job in the funeral business at the age of 16. He was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association. He attended the Dallas School of Mortuary Science and was the youngest graduate in school history.