Sonny James -Jim- Belcher, age 79, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2009, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born November 21, 1929, in Letcher County, Kentucky, son of the late Everett and Eulah Oney Belcher. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Sonny James Belcher, Jr., in 1973. Jim is survived by his wife, Ruby Ison Belcher, whom he married July 16, 1972; one son, Ronald Adkins of Morehead, Kentucky; six daughters, Eula (David) Hunter of Port Richey, Florida, Beulah (Dusty) Richards of Dayton, Ohio, Patty (Dennis) Day of Medway, Ohio, Lora (David) Osborne of Punta Gorda, Florida, Roberta Curtis of Morehead, Kentucky, and Pamela Adkins of Dayton, Ohio; two sisters, Opal Huddleston of St. Louis, Missouri, and Betty Ritner of Powder Springs, Georgia; 21 grandchildren; and numerous great grandchildren. A mechanic for 15 years at Baker-s Auto Service in Dayton, Ohio, Jim retired from Superior Abrasives, Inc., in Dayton, Ohio, in 1994. He and Ruby moved to Morehead in the fall of 1999. For over 20 years, Jim organized and ran the Ralph Stanley Memorial Bluegrass Festival in Coburn, Virginia, for his best friend, Dr. Ralph Stanley. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Wendall Lewis officiating. Burial will follow in the New Sill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Chester -Shorty- Boyd, Danny Boyd, Dale Ison, Ronnie Adkins, Albert Ison, and Bob Ison. Visitation is after 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals. Visitation: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, after 6 p.m. Funeral: Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at 11 a.m. Interment: ew Sill Cemetery