Monica K. Belsher, 71

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Monica K. Belsher, 71, of Taylorville, died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at 7 a.m. at HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield. 

Funeral services were held Friday, Jan. 17, at Sutton Memorial Home in Taylorville with Pastor Chad Foster officiating.

Mrs. Belsher was born Sept. 19, 1948, in Taylorville, the daughter of Walter and Freida (Hamilton) Green. She married James Belsher on April 8, 1967, in Morrisonville, and they later divorced.

She retired after serving 26 years as a dispatcher for the Christian County Sheriff's office. She was a member of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Morrisonville.

She is survived by her son, James W. Belsher, Jr. of Taylorville; daughter, Laura Humphrey of Taylorville; grandchildren, Jake and John Beard, Jenna, Jade, D'Artagnan "Jess" Jewel and Jemma Humphrey, and Steven Lowis; and great-grandchildren, Karsen Beard, and Harper and Lily Humphrey.

She is preceded in death by her parents.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718 Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

Online condolences may be left at www.suttonmemorialhome.com.