Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Friday, September 18, 2015, at Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday September 19, 2015, at Friendship Baptist Church, 1707 Smiley Lane, Columbia.
Thomas was preceded in death by his parents George and Mary Belcher, and sister Evelyn Brown. Survivors include three children: Thomas A Paige, Bobby Johnson, and Thomas Stevens; and numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews; five siblings: John Paige (Carolyn); Ronald Hayes; Terry Belcher; Jerry Belcher (Linda), and Jerome Belcher. He also leaves his Aunt Bessie Hern and Uncle James Hayes, with many relatives and friends.
Thomas worked for Stephens College, The University of Missouri, and was a bus driver for the City of Columbia. Thomas will be missed by all who knew him.
