It is with sad hearts, but also with hearts of praise to the Lord, that we announce the unexpected home going of Maynard H. Belt, of Grand Rapids, MI, age 81, on Sunday, September 11, 2022.  Maynard is survived by the love of this life, together for 59 years, Ann; daughter, Shelly Belt; son, Kelly (Tammy) Belt; daughter, Melanie (Michael) Grewe; son, Chad (Marcy) Belt.  Six beloved grandchildren, Nate and Kayla Belt; Austin and Dylan Belt; Lexy and Shane Grewe; sister, Patty (Dan) Fisher; brothers-in-law, Jim (Lynn) Hall, John (Teri) Hall; many very special nieces and nephews.  Also surviving are his lifelong friends, Jerry (Jackie) Hopkins, and Gary (Shirley) Cook.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Lois (Myer) Belt; mother-in-law, Martha Hall; his brothers, David Belt, and Roger Belt; sister, Debbie Barbour; brother-in-law, David Hall; sister-in-law, Sheila Allen.  Maynard loved spending time with his family and friends, and he always enjoyed being the life of the party!  In his free time, he enjoyed writing, reading, traveling, and spending time at his lake house.  Maynard never retired throughout his life.  He pastored 4 churches around the state of Michigan.  For 16 years, he served as the State Representative for the Michigan Association of Regular Baptist Churches.  Most recently, he served as president of The Fellowship of Missions.  He wrote a few books and enjoyed teaching in his Sunday School class.  Maynard loved the Lord and had a heart for people.  He will be greatly missed by his family and all who knew him.  A celebration of life is planned for Tuesday, September 20, at 1 PM at West Cannon Baptist Church, 5760 Cannonsburg Rd. NE, Belmont, MI, 49306.  Rev. Ken Floyd and Rev. Jerry Hopkins will officiate.  The family will greet visitors prior to the service from 11 AM to 12:30 PM.  The service will be live-streamed and can be viewed by following this address, westcannon.org/live.  Private interment services will be held in Fairplains Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Maynard may be made to Baptist Mid-Missions, 7749 Webster Rd., Middleburg Heights, OH, 44130 or Fellowship of Missions, Rev. Steve Fulks, 653 Tanger Wolf Lane, LaGrange, OH, 44050.