Belva Christian, age 72 of Wolford, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Bristol Hospice House, Bristol, Tennessee. Born March 19, 1947, at Paynesville, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Homer Lester and Trula McClanahan Lester. She was a homemaker and was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and friend. Belva loved the Lord with all her heart. She was a Christian in the faith of Church of God. She loved gardening and canning when she was able. She was a great friend to everyone she met and loved talking on the phone. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles “Buster” Christian June 2009; one sister, Josephine Mullins; and two brothers, Richard Lester and Dennis Lester. SURVIVORS INCLUDE: One son John Christian and wife Misty of Lenoir, North Carolina Daughter Melissa “Missy” Stiltner of Wolford, Virginia Two Brothers Herman Lester and wife Freda of North Carolina Bobby Lester and wife Charlotte of Paynesville, West Virginia Three Sisters Darlene Endicott of North Carolina Gerlene Davis of Grundy, Virginia Ilene Houchins of Tazewell, Virginia Grandchildren Chelsey Murphy and husband George of Lenoir, North Carolina Dillion Stiltner of Wolford, Virginia Steven Christian of Hurley, Virginia Austin Christian of Lenior, North Carolina Alex Hendrix and wife Megan of Lenoir, North Carolina Great Grandchilren Aubrey, Hayden, and Maddix Funeral services for Belva Christian will be held on Friday, January 17, 2020, 1:00 P.M. at the Virginia Funeral Home Chapel, Grundy, Virginia, with Doug Blankenship officiating. Burial will follow in the Christian Cemetery, Woodlawn Drive, Wolford, Virginia. The family will receive friends Thursday evening 6:00 P.M., January 16, 2020, at the Virginia Funeral Home. A service will be held at 7:00 P.M. Serving as Pallbearers will be Family and Friends. The Virginia Funeral Home of Grundy, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.