MACON - Gladys E. Black, 100, of Macon, IL passed away at 3:20 A.M. on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at Moweaqua Nursing and Retirement Center, Moweaqua, IL. Mrs. Black was born on June 17, 1910 in Macon County, IL, the daughter of George William and Dora Ellen (Edgecombe) Wells, Sr. She was a 1930 graduate of Mt. Zion High School. She married Perry E. Ford on August 16, 1935. He preceded her in death on August 15, 1940. She married J. Robert Black on July 17, 1958. He preceded her in death on March 24, 1981. She is survived by: two sons, Allan Ford of Macon, IL and Dale Ford and wife Judy of Forsyth, IL; stepson, Richard Black and wife Marilyn of Decatur, IL; brothers, David Wells of Bement, IL, Donald Wells of rural Elwin, IL and Paul Wells of rural Elwin; sisters, Hazel Ellis of rural Macon, IL and Dora Ellen Wells of Decatur, IL; grandchildren, Tamara Stout and husband Robert, Michele Ford, Allan "A.J." Ford, Jr. and wife Kim, Lisa Hollgarth and husband Mark, Tracy Kline and husband Steve and Perry Ford and wife Mary Ann; ten step grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; twenty-two step great grandchildren; five great great grandchildren and twenty-four step great great grandchildren. Mrs. Black was preceded in death by both husbands, her parents, three step children: Charles Black, Dorothy Jostes and Paul Black, one granddaughter, Carole Ford, and five brothers.
Published in Decatur Herald & Review on September 10, 2010
Published in Decatur Herald & Review on September 10, 2010
MACON - Gladys E. Black, 100, of Macon, IL passed away at 3:20 A.M. on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at Moweaqua Nursing and Retirement Center, Moweaqua, IL. Mrs. Black was born on June 17, 1910 in Macon County, IL, the daughter of George William and Dora Ellen (Edgecombe) Wells, Sr. She was a 1930 graduate of Mt. Zion High School. She married Perry E. Ford on August 16, 1935. He preceded her in death on August 15, 1940. She married J. Robert Black on July 17, 1958. He preceded her in death on March 24, 1981. She is survived by: two sons, Allan Ford of Macon, IL and Dale Ford and wife Judy of Forsyth, IL; stepson, Richard Black and wife Marilyn of Decatur, IL; brothers, David Wells of Bement, IL, Donald Wells of rural Elwin, IL and Paul Wells of rural Elwin; sisters, Hazel Ellis of rural Macon, IL and Dora Ellen Wells of Decatur, IL; grandchildren, Tamara Stout and husband Robert, Michele Ford, Allan "A.J." Ford, Jr. and wife Kim, Lisa Hollgarth and husband Mark, Tracy Kline and husband Steve and Perry Ford and wife Mary Ann; ten step grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; twenty-two step great grandchildren; five great great grandchildren and twenty-four step great great grandchildren. Mrs. Black was preceded in death by both husbands, her parents, three step children: Charles Black, Dorothy Jostes and Paul Black, one granddaughter, Carole Ford, and five brothers.
Published in Decatur Herald & Review on September 10, 2010
Published in Decatur Herald & Review on September 10, 2010
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