Chad Harold Belcher

Chad Harold Belcher, age 22 of Wyalusing, Pa., passed away very suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday evening Jan. 29, 2016.

Chad was born in Kingston, Pa. on April 30, 1993, the son of Jack S. Belcher Jr., of Wyalusing with whom he lived with, and Iris May-Spencer of Bentley Creek, Pa. He was a graduate of Wyalusing Valley High School with the Class of 2011 and was also enrolled at the Northern Tier Career Center in Towanda, Pa. where he took auto body courses. On May 31, 2013 he married the former Samantha Ferguson. Chad worked for the former Whipple Bros. Lumber of Laceyville as a truck driver. He also worked for Mountain Lake Construction, Pork Allen & Josh Nickeson Logging and Excel Warehousing.

Chad was a member of the Wyalusing United Methodist Church. While in high school Chad was a member of the Wyalusing wrestling team. He was a man of many interests, mostly he was interested with anything with a motor. He enjoyed go-cart racing, working on cars and his dirt bike. Chad also liked to ride his dirt bike, go off-roading with his Jeep, and in his spare time he liked to watch NASCAR while rooting for his favorite driver the No. 88 car, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Most of all Chad was family oriented who enjoyed family camping, family cookouts, and just spending time with his family and many friends.

Besides his parents Chad is survived by his wife Samantha Ferguson Belcher of Lawton, Pa.; brother Caleb Belcher and his wife Cassie of Wyalusing; sister Caitlinn Belcher of Wyalusing; maternal grandparents Iris E. May of Lancaster, Texas and William R. May Sr. of Bentley Creek, Pa.; and parents-in-law Joe and Cindy Ferguson of Lawton. Chad is also survived by his nephew Elijah Hadsall; niece Caroline Belcher; nephews Jackson and Jerimiah Belcher as well as many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Chad was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Jack and Joyce Belcher Sr. and step-father Roger B. Spencer.

Funeral services for Chad will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 at the Sheldon Funeral Home, 155 Church Street, Wyalusing with Reverend David Dewing of the Stevensville Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will follow at Camptown Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday evening Feb. 3, 2016.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the American Lung Association, PO Box 4029, Easton, PA 18043 or at www.lung.org. Online condolences may be made at www.sheldonfuneralhomes.com