WILLIAM BELCHER

JONESBORO, Ill. -- William C. "Bud" Belcher, 74, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, March 28, 1996, at Union County Hospital in Anna.

He was born Feb. 13, 1922, in Dexter, son of William Claude and Lillie Shipman Belcher. He and Martha Wilkins were married June 28, 1946, in Jonesboro.

Belcher had been a guard at Vienna Correctional Center. He was a member of First Baptist Church and Odd Fellows Lodge in Jonesboro, and Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455 in Anna. He was a veteran of World War II.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Dennis Belcher of Glendale, Ariz.; three sisters, Bernice Brown of Jonesboro, Violet Lacy of Anna, Betty Livesay of Merced, Calif.; a brother, Carol Belcher of Tennessee, and a grandson.

Friends may call at Hileman and Parr Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m. today.

Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery, with military rites by VFW Post 3455.