Alice Claudine Belcher went to be with her savior April 14, 2012 after a lengthy stay at Skyline Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 86 years old and a lifetime resident of Floyd County. She was a faithful member of Slate Mountain Presbyterian Church from childhood until she was unable to attend. She was an employee at Mabry Mill for many years. She was pre-deceased by her parents, William Rufus and Stella Mae Wood, husbands, Leonard Calvin Rorrer (World War II July 2, 1944) and John Luther Belcher, a brother, Alden H. Wood, a stepdaughter, Sylvia Epperly and stepson J.B. Belcher, a daughter-in-law, Freeda H. Rorrer.
She will be sadly missed by her son, Leonard Calvin Rorrer Jr. and his wife, Frances Canada Rorrer; sister, Lorna Moran and husband, Troy of Meadows of Dan; brother, Joseph Wood and wife, Ellen of Dublin; sister, Ruth Moore and husband, Roddy of Abingdon; brother, Charles Wood and wife, Nelene of Christiansburg; sister-in-law, Alzora Wood of Floyd. Also survived by stepdaughter, Juanita Moore and husband, Buddy; stepson, Carl Belcher and wife, Geneva; a stepson-in-law, Bud Epperly and stepdaughter-in-law, Terri Belcher; grandchildren, Leonard Calvin Rorrer III and wife, Becky of West Lafayette, Ind. and Lee Rorrer Holifield and husband, Mike of Jacksonville, Fla.; step grandchildren, John Skidmore of Roanoke and Mark Skidmore and wife, Robyn of Rocky Mount, Donnie and Wayne Epperly of Pilot, Sean and Chris Moore of Eden, N.C., Marshall and Dwight Prillaman of Eden ,N.C., David Belcher of Ararat, Va., Allen Belcher of Ararat, N.C., Alicia Boyd of Floyd, and Vicky Hylton of Meadows of Dan; numerous great-grand children; nieces, and nephews; a very special dog named Strana.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m., Monday April 16, 2012 and friends may call after 2 p.m. and funeral services 11 a.m., Tuesday April 17,2012 at Gardner Funeral Home. Services conducted by the Reverend David Taylor. Burial will be at Slate Mountain Church Cemetery.