John Willard Belcher, 71, passed away in DeSoto, TX on Sept 22, 2011. He was a welder by trade and worked at Lane in Arlington, TX He is survived by his wife, Bessie Belcher, daughters Debra Rhodes and husband Allen, Donna Rhodes and husband Doug, Dianna Green and husband Clifton, Dana Urias, Deborah Rodgers and husband Philip, Delores Maloney, and sons John Willard Belcher JR, and Mathew Adam Ezra Watson Belcher, brothers, Jimmy Belcher, Bobby Fox, Danny Crislip, and sister Glenda Mae Newton, 22 grandchildren, 12, great- grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on October 1, 2011 at the Palmer Assembly of God Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Waxahachie Funeral Home, 1201 w. 287 Bypass, Waxahachie, TX 75165