Obituary: Frank Welder

Long-time Meeker resident Frank Welder passed away at his home Sept. 4, 2012. Frank was born in Victoria, Texas, to Frank and Marjorie Howard Welder. Frank served in the Air Force during WWII, serving in the European Theatre of Operations.
He earned his Bachelor of Science in geology at the University of Texas in 1949 and his PhD in geology at Louisiana State University in 1955. He worked on the Edwards Aquifer in…