"Willie L. Belcher, 63, of 107 First Street, died Sunday, July 10, 1977 in Tompkins County Hospital.
The son of the late Benjamin and Annie C. Belcher, he was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church, a former member of the Holy Name Society, a member of the Senior Citizens and the Golden Age Club, and a member of the 700 Club.
A former employee of the maintenance department of Cornell University, Mr. Belcher retired in July 1976, after 10 years employment in Sage Infirmary.
Mr. Belcher is survived by his wife, Lucille C. Belcher of Ithaca; seven brothers, Robert Belcher of West Virginia, Horace Belcher of Washington, D. C., Benjamin Belcher and John Belcher of Ithaca, Joseph Belcher of New Brunswick, N.J., Eugene Belcher of Binghamton and Clarence Belcher of Louisville, Ky.; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Young of Bronx, N.Y.. and Mrs. Julia Way of Ithaca; and many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Imaculate Conception Church, with the Rev. John Glogowski officiating.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery..."
Obituary of Williie L Belcher, Ithaca Journal, July 11, 1977, 4.