Russell Belcher

May 2, 1935 - June 28, 2018

Russell Belcher, age 83 of Dorton, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018 at the Pikeville Medical Center. He was born on May 2, 1935 to the late Jasper and Anna Belle Bentley Belcher. He was a retired coal miner. Other than his parents he was preceded in death by one son; Roger Darrell Belcher, five brothers; Jonah, Homer, Roy, Arland and Ed Belcher along with one sister; Maggie Bentley. He is survived by his wife; Loraine Hall Belcher, two sons; Larry Belcher of Dorton, Dale Belcher of Little Creek, one daughter; Brenda Vipperman of Dorton, one sister; Frankie (Bill) Lowe of Dorton, nine grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2:00PM at the Hall & Jones Funeral Home with Old Regular Baptist Ministers officiating. Burial will follow in the Roy Belcher Cemetery at Blaze Branch. Visitation will begin on Friday at 6:00PM at the Funeral Home with Old Regular Baptist services beginning at 7:00PM. Saturday night services will begin at 7:00PM and will be conducted by Freewill Baptist Ministers.