Patricia Wyrick Van Sutphen Belcher

Mrs. Patricia Gail Wyrick Van Sutphen Belcher passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg, VA, after an extended and difficult battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Mrs. Patty, as she was known, was born February 22, 1939, in Princeton, WV, to Garfield S. and Ethel I. Six Wyrick. Mrs. Belcher was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, J.R. Van Sutphen in 1991; second husband, Harold L. “Butch” Belcher in 2019; and brother, Jimmy Wyrick. She is survived by her daughter, Leigh Ann Owens and husband Jimmy of Princeton; grandson, Aaron Owens also of Princeton, and granddaughter, Abby Plummer and husband Zach of Rapid City, South Dakota. She is also survived by her sister Carol Martin and husband Neil of Spartanburg, South Carolina; nephews Jeff Wyrick and wife Deana of Princeton, Brent Martin, Blake and Rhee Martin, Greg and Melissa Martin and Callum, all of South Carolina; former brother-in-law, David Van Sutphen and wife Barbara and nephew Chris, from Salem, VA; sister-in-law, Eileen Ayers and husband Marvin of Eden, NC; nephew, Rodney Ayers and niece Rosalie Caudle; and many other extended family members. Mrs. Patty retired from the Mercer County Board of Education after 32 years of service in 1990. She was the Secretary at Mercer Elementary School in Princeton for most of that time. In retirement, she enjoyed taking care of her grandchildren and spending time with her friends at the Princeton Health and Fitness Center, and the Princeton High School Class of 1956. She enjoyed talking to people, playing with cats and dogs, and travelling – especially to Dollywood. She was a member of the Princeton Church of Christ. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton with Elder Joseph Besenyei and Pastor George Murphy officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Cemetery in Princeton. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11:00 AM until the service hour on Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in memory to the Church of Christ Disaster Relief Fund, PO Box 111180, Nashville, TN 37222-1180, www.disasterreliefeffort.org.