Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthMay 25, 1921, Alamance County, North Carolina24,3, Dorothy Gerringer Belcher
DeathMay 17, 2013, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Dorothy Gerringer Belcher
BurialShallow Ford Christian Church, 1263 Shallow Ford Church Road, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Dorothy Gerringer Belcher
FatherThurman Vestal GERRINGER (1897-1967)
MotherBessie Mae CHEEK (1902-1962)
Spouses
BirthApr 3, 1915470, A Ray Belcher
DeathJul 13, 1966470, A Ray Belcher,24
BurialShallow Ford Christian Church, 1263 Shallow Ford Church Road, Alamance County, North Carolina470, A Ray Belcher,24
MarriageJan 25, 193624
ChildrenLandon Lee (Died as Child) (1936-1939)
Obituary Online notes for Dorothy Lee GERRINGER
5/18/2013

Dorothy Gerringer Belcher
   BURLINGTON — Dorothy Gerringer Belcher, 91, of 275 Glen Raven Road, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013 at her home.

   A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Ray Belcher and daughter of the late Thurman Vestal and Bessie Cheek Gerringer.

   She retired from Glen Raven Mills after 41 years of service, was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, the Methodist Women and the Builders Sunday School class.

   Survivors include her daughter, Peggy B. Joyce and husband Floyd of Burlington; son, Larry R. Belcher and wife Jerri of Graham; grandchildren, Howard Joyce and wife Milissa, Mark Joyce and wife Shea, Laurel Gantos and husband Chuck and Melinda Ramsey and husband Jason; great-grandchildren, Morgan Joyce, Chandler Joyce, Abigail Joyce, C.J. Gantos, Cody Gantos, Dillon Gantos, Dustin Gantos, Savana Gantos, Kassie Gantos, Seth Harris and Camden Ramsey; great-greatgrandchild, Mason Gantos.

   She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; son, Landon Lee Belcher; grandson, Todd Joyce; sister, Lucy Mae Coleman; and brothers, J.T. Gerringer and Vestal Gerringer.

   Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Faith United Methodist Church by the Rev. Bud Budzinski, pastor. Interment will follow in Shallow Ford Christian Church cemetery. Mrs. Belcher will remain at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory until taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the funeral service.

   The family will receive friends at Lowe Funeral Home from 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday and at her residence at other times.

   The family would like to thank Hospice, especially Lisa, Olivia, Ruby and Tina for the special care given their mother.

   Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell; 918 Chapel Hill Road. Burlington, NC 27215 or to the Faith United Methodist Church Building Fund, 1732 W. Davis Street, Burlington, NC 27215.

   You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Dorothy Gerringer Belcher
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