Belcher, Ilene Weeks

Ilene Sarah Elizabeth Weeks Belcher, 85, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, December 7, 2007. She was born in Floyd Co., Va., April 25, 1922, one of five children of the late Janey and George Weeks, Sr. She grew up in Laurel Branch Church of the Brethren and was a member of Peters Creek Church of the Brethren.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 66 years, Warren C. Belcher; brothers and sister-in-law, Clarence and Ruby Weeks, James Weeks, Georgie Weeks, Jr. and Posey Weeks; brother-in-law and spouse, Paul and Ava Belcher; sisters-in-law and spouse, Ercel and Paul Reed and Dorothy Belcher.

Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Loy and Liz Belcher, Roanoke; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Jack Harrison, Roanoke; two grandchildren, Diona Harrison, Roanoke and Justin Belcher, Albuquerque, N.M.; sister and brother-in-law, Hava and Ben Epperly, Lady Lakes, Fla.; sisters-in-law, Vergie Weeks, Roanoke and Althea Weeks and Frances Weeks, both of Floyd; brother-in-law, Raymond Belcher, Fredericksburg and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at Laurel Branch Church of the Brethren, with the Rev. Angela Carr officiating. Interment will follow in Laurel Branch Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Monday at Gardner Funeral Home, where the family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Arrangements by Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd, Va, 540745-2007.