Edna Grace Dunning Belcher

BELCHER, MRS. EDNA GRACE "PEGGY" DUNNING, October 10, 1919 - May 2, 2007 Belcher, Mrs. Peggy Dunning, age 87, of Mount Olive, Alabama, went home to be with our Lord on Wednesday, May 2, 2007. She was a devoted wife and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, respected and loved by all. She was a life-long member of First Baptist Church Mt. Olive and a Worthy Matron of the order of the Eastern Star. During her years of service as a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church, she taught the Willing Workers Sunday School Class, which was later named after her, the Peggy Belcher Sunday School Class. She served as a teacher in numerous Bible classes and Vacation Bible School for many years. Mrs. Belcher's interests included gardening, bird watching, cooking, quilting and fishing, but most of all, she loved researching her family heritage and ancestry. For many years, she was active in organizing the Belcher family reunion for the descendants of John Wesley Belcher and Sara Ann Graham Belcher. The annual reunion began in 1954 and is still held each year in Mount Olive. Mrs. Belcher was considered the family historian and kept detailed records of the family history and genealogy which is now preserved for family members and descendants. Mrs. Belcher was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Lester James Belcher; her parents, Margurete "Daisy" Evelyn Wedge Dunning of Mount Olive and Abram Beemer Dunning III of Birmingham; her great grandson, James Thomas Farley of Mount Olive; and was the last living member of her seven siblings. She is survived by her sons, Paul B. Belcher (Barbara) of Morris, James L. Belcher (Charlotte) of Mount Olive, T. Gilbert Belcher (Pat) of Mount Olive, and John L. Belcher (Carmen) of Smoke Rise; nine grandchildren, Mickie Sanchez, Paula Fox, Pam Walker (Blake), Jay Belcher, Thomas M. Belcher (Anna), Tara Kennedy (Adon), Lori Motte, Stephen Belcher and Jonathan Belcher; twenty-one great-grandchildren; step-mother, Jean Franks; many special nieces, nephews and a host of dear friends. The Funeral service will be held on Friday, May 4, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church Mt. Olive with interment at Mount Olive Cemetery with Brother Billy F. Garner of Mount Olive and Rev. Thomas M. Belcher, of Millport, Alabama officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, May 3, 2007 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the church. Morgan's @ Gardendale directing.

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Edna Grace Dunning Belcher

October 19, 1919 - May 2, 2007