Ms. Melissa Carol Saul Belcher, age 61 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at her home. She was born in Henry County on July 6, 1964. She was preceded in death by her father, Dennis Saul; stepfather, Sterling Mullins; maternal grandparents, Elmer and Vera Lackey; companion and love of her life, Todd Withrow; and beloved yorkie, Peewee. Melissa was a Post Master for the United State Postal Service for many years in several different Post Offices. She enjoyed fishing, riding motorcycles, and target shooting. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Melissa is survived by three children, Joseph Matthew Hylton of Stuart and fiancé, Elizabeth Cortner of Henry County; Kelsie Deann Deal and husband, Scott of Collinsville; and Jesse Ray Belcher and wife, Cathy of San Antonio, Texas; one grandson; her mother, Elaine Lackey Mullins of Stuart; one stepsister, Linda Mullins Campbell of Henry County; and several uncles, aunts, cousins, and friends.
Services for Melissa Belcher are private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Fairystone Volunteer Fire Department, 6687 Fairystone Park Hwy., Stuart, VA 24171 or to Smith River Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 122, Woolwine, VA 24185. Moody Funeral Home in Stuart is serving the family and online condolences may be sent by visiting www.moodyfuneralservices.com.
