Larry was born on November 7, 1949 in Kansas City, MO. Mr. Belcher attended Center High School and Penn Valley Community College. He then served as a Sargent in the U.S Army during the Vietnam War. Larry worked for Butler Construction as a Senior Engineering Manager and retired after 37 years of service. After retirement, he continued to work as a Contractor for Butler Construction. In his spare time he loved to travel, watch NASCAR and the Kansas City Chief’s. He also enjoyed bowling and playing pool. His long time hobby was buying and restoring Harley Davidson motorcycles.
Larry was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley and his father, Earl. He is survived by his wife, Jerri; his three children: Kimberlei Esparza (Michael), Donica Barnett, Larry Belcher II; his 5 grandchildren: Marissa Smith (Matt), Hayley Barnett, Jacob Belcher, Jordan Belcher and Justin Belcher; his five siblings: Carol Anderson, Jim Belcher, Allen Belcher (Natalie), Cathy Jankovich and Diana Wilson; and his two step sons Chris Abbott and Greg Abbott.
Memorial Service will be held at 11:30 AM on December 6, 2019 at Newcomer’s Noland Road Chapel, 509 S Noland Rd, Independence, MO 64050. Committal Service/Military Honors will be held at 2:00 PM at Missouri Veteran Cemetery, 20109 Business Highway 13, Higginsville, MO 64037. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Larry’s name to The American Cancer Society, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, MO or www.cancer.org/donate.
