Earl Dean Belcher

Earl Dean Belcher, 85, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2015 followed by 2:00 p.m. services at Mt. Moriah, Newcomer & Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri, 64131. Burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery South. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Earl’s name to Wayside Waifs, 3901 Martha Truman Road, Kansas City, Missouri, 64137 and / or The American Cancer Society, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, 64105: www.cancer.org/donate. Earl was born July 6, 1929 in West Plains, Missouri. He was a United States Navy veteran. Earl was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley in 1999. He is survived by his six children: Larry Belcher (Jerri), Carol Anderson, Jim Belcher, Allen Belcher (Natalie), Cathy Jankovich, and Diana Wilson; 15 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter.