Loyal James Belcher, 61, West Plains, Missouri, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020, near West Plains, Missouri.

He was born July 9, 1959, at Pottersville, Missouri, to Theodore Belcher and Alma Beulah Collins Belcher.  On August 9, 1983, he was married at West Plains, to Waynette Hensley.  He loved his family and enjoyed gardening, the outdoors and working on cars and trucks.

He is survived by his wife, Waynette Belcher, of the family home; three children, Chris Belcher and girlfriend, Megan Johnson, Thayer, Missouri, Andrea Weisbrod and husband, Tyler, West Plains and Dustin Belcher and wife, Andrea, Ozark, Missouri; ten grandchildren, including Landon Belcher, of the family home; one brother, Freddy Belcher; four sisters, Shirley Welch, Ruby Collins and husband, Allan, Sherry Smith and husband, Bill and Loretta Evans and husband, Eddie; and many nieces and nephews.

His parents and two brothers, Marvin and Leroy Belcher, preceded him in death.