Donna K. Belcher

Published 12:00 am Friday, December 21, 2007

FRANKLIN—Donna Kay Belcher, 41, died Dec. 19, 2007.

She was a native of Suffolk and the daughter of the late Shirley L. Smith.

Mrs. Belcher was a bus driver for the Suffolk School System and a member of Hunterdale Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband of 25 years, Eddie Henry Belcher of Franklin; daughter, Alexis Brianna Belcher; son, Edward Lee Belcher; mother and father, Jettie Boswell Chavis and Bobby Lee Chavis Sr. of Suffolk; grandmother, Jessie June Boswell Beach of Suffolk; sister, Patricia Demateo of Zuni; brothers, Bobby Lee Chavis Jr. of Suffolk and Rodney Smith.

A funeral service will be held today at 2 p.m. at Parr Funeral Home and Crematory, 3515 Robs Dr., Suffolk, VA 23434 with the Revs. Howard L. Vinson and David Nicholes officiating.

Burial will be held at Nansemond Suffolk Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of the Virginias at P.O. Box 15896, Chesapeake, VA 23328 or

the American Diabetes Association at P.O. Box 1132, Fairfax, VA 22038-1132.

Condolences may also be registered online at www.parrfuneralhome.com.