~ IN MEMORY ~
~ IN MEMORY ~
West Coast/Hughes/NWA Capt. Gerald ‘Jerry’ Belford
October 26, 1933 - December 7, 2012
Obituary
Obituary
Gerald D. Belford, age 79 of Phoenix, Arizona, departed to be face to face
with the Lord Jesus Christ on December 7, 2012 after living a full life of
faith, courage and perseverance. Gerald was born in Clay Center, NE on October
26, 1933. He had a distinguished military career as an Air Force pilot and
served his country in the Korean War. After his military service, he had a long,
successful career as a commercial airline Captain and flight instructor. He
retired from Northwest Airlines in 1992. Gerald is survived by his wife Kathleen
Marie Belford, children Donovan Belford, Julie Belford-Caruso, Michael Lethem,
Jeffrey Belford, 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in
death by his daughter Lori Ann Lethem (1982). Funeral services will be held on
Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. at West Resthaven Funeral Home, 6450 W
Northern Ave, Glendale, AZ 85301. Additional information can be obtained at www.westresthavenfuneralhome.com
In lieu of flowers please consider a monetary contribution to R.B. Thieme
Jr., Bible Ministries, P.O. Box 460829 Houston, TX 77056-8829 or Wounded Warrior
Project, P.O. Box 758517 Topeka, KS 66675.
-------------------------------------------------------------------~ IN MEMORY ~
West Coast/Hughes/NWA Capt. Gerald ‘Jerry’
Belford
October 26, 1933 - December 7, 2012
Word has been received of the passing of retired NWA pilot
Captain Gerald Dean Belford, age 79. I believe Captain Belford hired on
10-18-1959 and rode out the many mergers with West
Coast, AirWest, Hughes Air West, and Republic Airlines prior to his
retirement.
To date I have not seen an obituary in print but the
online guestbook is available for signing
at
A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday,
December 15, 2012 at 12:00pm at the
West Resthaven Funeral Home , 6450 West Northern Ave., Glendale, AZ 85301 ...
(623-939-8394)
Captain Belford had most recently resided at
7315 N 12th Ave., Phoenix AZ 85021-8023 ... (602) 861-1521
Thank you,
~ Carol
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