Memorial contributions may be made to:
First Baptist Church
205 W. Piccadilly Street
Winchester, Virginia 22601
Blue Ridge Hospice
333 W. Cork Street, Suite 405
Winchester, Virginia 22601
Arthur “Art” Alvin Belt, 99, of Frederick County, Virginia passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018. Mr. Belt was born in 1918 in Cumberland, Maryland, the son of the late Grover and Margaret Belt. He was a pilot for the North Carolina Forestry Service, from where he retired. Mr. Belt loved flying, not only as aContinue Reading
Watch Video TributeArthur “Art” Alvin Belt, 99, of Frederick County, Virginia passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018.
Mr. Belt was born in 1918 in Cumberland, Maryland, the son of the late Grover and Margaret Belt. He was a pilot for the North Carolina Forestry Service, from where he retired. Mr. Belt loved flying, not only as a profession, but for his own pleasure. He was a self-taught musician, playing the guitar, keyboard, and the ukulele; entertaining at numerous senior centers. Mr. Belt was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving are daughters, Janet Newlin Luttrell (Phil) and Joyce Newlin Newcome (Phil); grandchildren, Michael S. Newcome, Allyson L. Luttrell, and Tyler K. Newcome; great grandchildren, Emma, Ethan, and Wyatt Newcome; nieces and nephews, Carl Belt, Jr., Margaret Earnest, Roberta Belt, Lynda Waters, Margo Rogers, and Annette Stickley.
Mr. Belt was preceded in death by his first wife, Amy Russell Belt in 1988 and his second wife, Juanita “Neet” Newlin Belt in 2017; sister, Alma McNamee; and brothers, Carl Belt, Sr. and Otto Belt.
A gathering of family and friends will be from 10 am to 11 am on Wednesday at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel with a funeral service to follow at 11 am with Reverend Kristen Whitesides officiating. Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Memorial contributions in memory of Art may be made to First Baptist Church, 205 W. Piccadilly Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601 or to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, Virginia 22601.
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