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Jenna Welch, mother of former first lady Laura Bush, dies in Texas at age 99
MIDLAND — Jenna Welch, the mother of former first lady Laura Bush, has died in Texas. She was 99.
Granddaughter and namesake Jenna Bush Hager said Monday on NBC's Today show that Welch, a longtime Midland resident, died Friday. The Today co-anchor said her grandmother loved nature and "taught us every star in the sky."
In an Instagram post, Laura Bush called her mother "a true daughter of West Texas who loved her family, books, and nature."
An obituary in the Midland Reporter Telegram said the family held a funeral Saturday in Midland.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/obituaries/obituaries/2019/05/13/jenna-welch-mother-former-first-lady-laura-bush-dies-texas-age-99
