Roy Wilson BELCHER
Page last updated 6 October 2019
Birth: 23 August 1912 in Kegley, Mercer County, West Virginia
Death: 7 March 1970 at Veteran’s Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Burial: Trinity Memorial Gardens, 3221 Mattawoman Beantown Road, Waldorf, Charles County, Maryland, Garden of Reformation
Headstone Text: ROY W. MIRETA R. / 1912-1970 1912-1970 / TOGETHER FOREVER / BELCHER
Parents: William Burl BELCHER and Minnie Etta BELCHER (m. DUNCAN)
Parents' Children:
Spouse #1: Vera Mae VARNEY
Marriage: 21 January 1933
Children: There were no children.
Spouse #2: Vaughn Pearl FIELD
Marriage: 11 May 1937
Children: There were no children.
Spouse #3: Mary Louise STANDBACH
Marriage: common law wife
Children:
Spouse #4: Mireta Ruth RUSSELL
Marriage: 26 March 1966 at Shiloh Methodist Church, Bryans Road, Charles County, Maryland
Children: There were no children.
Military Service: U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, discharged as Private First Class, 26 October 1942 - 16 October 1945
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Roy and Mireta share a headstone in the Garden of Reformation. Also buried in this cemetery are: Roy’s sisters, and their spouses -- Ida and Clarence, Ruby and Raymond; his brother-in-law -- Troy; his niece and her husband, and nephew -- Patricia and Denzil, Raymond Jr.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#125804316), FamilySearch website (#LVPN-VKB), and family records.
m. = maiden name
h1. = surname of first husband
Death: 7 March 1970 at Veteran’s Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Burial: Trinity Memorial Gardens, 3221 Mattawoman Beantown Road, Waldorf, Charles County, Maryland, Garden of Reformation
Headstone Text: ROY W. MIRETA R. / 1912-1970 1912-1970 / TOGETHER FOREVER / BELCHER
Parents: William Burl BELCHER and Minnie Etta BELCHER (m. DUNCAN)
Parents' Children:
- George Melvin BELCHER
- William Carl BELCHER
- Pansy Elizabeth NEAL (m. BELCHER)
- Roy Wilson BELCHER
- Ida Ruth BLANKENSHIP (m. BELCHER)
- Minnie Helen WHITE (m. BELCHER)
- Clarence Leslie BELCHER
- Ruby Mae HELMS (m. BELCHER, h1. THORNE)
- Wilma Kathleen THORNE (m. BELCHER)
Spouse #1: Vera Mae VARNEY
Marriage: 21 January 1933
Children: There were no children.
Spouse #2: Vaughn Pearl FIELD
Marriage: 11 May 1937
Children: There were no children.
Spouse #3: Mary Louise STANDBACH
Marriage: common law wife
Children:
- Frederick Wilson BELCHER
- Sarah Elaine BELCHER
- Roy Neal BELCHER
- David William BELCHER
Spouse #4: Mireta Ruth RUSSELL
Marriage: 26 March 1966 at Shiloh Methodist Church, Bryans Road, Charles County, Maryland
Children: There were no children.
Military Service: U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, discharged as Private First Class, 26 October 1942 - 16 October 1945
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Roy and Mireta share a headstone in the Garden of Reformation. Also buried in this cemetery are: Roy’s sisters, and their spouses -- Ida and Clarence, Ruby and Raymond; his brother-in-law -- Troy; his niece and her husband, and nephew -- Patricia and Denzil, Raymond Jr.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#125804316), FamilySearch website (#LVPN-VKB), and family records.
m. = maiden name
h1. = surname of first husband