Bess B. Black
Bess Book Black passed away August 11, 1962, in Portsmouth, Ohio. She was the wife of Walter William Black. Mr. and Mrs. Black were married May 14, 1953, in Scioto, Ohio. Mr. Black survived his wife, passing away in 1970.
Mrs. Black was preceded in death by her parents, Harrison and Mary Jane Gilliland Price; and by her first husband, Andrew Jackson Book.
Obituary
Mrs. Walter Black
Mrs. Bess Book Black, 73, of Kettering, a former Portsmouth resident, died at 3:12 a.m. today at Portsmouth General Hospital.
Born Sept. 29, 1888, at Fallen Timber, she was a daughter of Harrison and Mary Jane Gilliland Price.
Surviving are her husband, Walter Black; three daughters, Mrs. Mildred Askin, 845 Eunice St., Sciotoville; Mrs. Marie Gammon, 5526 Auburn Ave., Sciotoville, and Mrs. Jean Staley of Dayton; two sons, Andrew of Buena Vista and Jack of Dayton; a brother, Fred Price of Florida; two sisters, Mrs. Marie Meenach of Friendship and Mrs. Jean Johnson of Portsmouth; 27 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, Andrew Book, two sons and a daughter.
She was a member of the Belmont Church of Christ at Dayton.
Funeral services are to be at 2 p.m. at Windel-Howland Funeral Home, with Ed Bachman, minister, officiating. Burial is to be in Floral Hills Memory Gardens.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 tonight.
The Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio
August 11, 1962
Page 10
Funeral Notice
BLACK, Mrs. Bess B., 73, of 1117 Ansel Dr., Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday in Ports-Mouth, O. (Wendell-Howland)
Dayton Daily News
Dayton, Ohio
12 Aug 1962, Sun • Page 43
*Note - Birth information sourced from her birth record.
Bess Book Black passed away August 11, 1962, in Portsmouth, Ohio. She was the wife of Walter William Black. Mr. and Mrs. Black were married May 14, 1953, in Scioto, Ohio. Mr. Black survived his wife, passing away in 1970.
Mrs. Black was preceded in death by her parents, Harrison and Mary Jane Gilliland Price; and by her first husband, Andrew Jackson Book.
Obituary
Mrs. Walter Black
Mrs. Bess Book Black, 73, of Kettering, a former Portsmouth resident, died at 3:12 a.m. today at Portsmouth General Hospital.
Born Sept. 29, 1888, at Fallen Timber, she was a daughter of Harrison and Mary Jane Gilliland Price.
Surviving are her husband, Walter Black; three daughters, Mrs. Mildred Askin, 845 Eunice St., Sciotoville; Mrs. Marie Gammon, 5526 Auburn Ave., Sciotoville, and Mrs. Jean Staley of Dayton; two sons, Andrew of Buena Vista and Jack of Dayton; a brother, Fred Price of Florida; two sisters, Mrs. Marie Meenach of Friendship and Mrs. Jean Johnson of Portsmouth; 27 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, Andrew Book, two sons and a daughter.
She was a member of the Belmont Church of Christ at Dayton.
Funeral services are to be at 2 p.m. at Windel-Howland Funeral Home, with Ed Bachman, minister, officiating. Burial is to be in Floral Hills Memory Gardens.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 tonight.
The Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio
August 11, 1962
Page 10
Funeral Notice
BLACK, Mrs. Bess B., 73, of 1117 Ansel Dr., Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday in Ports-Mouth, O. (Wendell-Howland)
Dayton Daily News
Dayton, Ohio
12 Aug 1962, Sun • Page 43
*Note - Birth information sourced from her birth record.
Bess B. Black
Bess Book Black passed away August 11, 1962, in Portsmouth, Ohio. She was the wife of Walter William Black. Mr. and Mrs. Black were married May 14, 1953, in Scioto, Ohio. Mr. Black survived his wife, passing away in 1970.
Mrs. Black was preceded in death by her parents, Harrison and Mary Jane Gilliland Price; and by her first husband, Andrew Jackson Book.
Obituary
Mrs. Walter Black
Mrs. Bess Book Black, 73, of Kettering, a former Portsmouth resident, died at 3:12 a.m. today at Portsmouth General Hospital.
Born Sept. 29, 1888, at Fallen Timber, she was a daughter of Harrison and Mary Jane Gilliland Price.
Surviving are her husband, Walter Black; three daughters, Mrs. Mildred Askin, 845 Eunice St., Sciotoville; Mrs. Marie Gammon, 5526 Auburn Ave., Sciotoville, and Mrs. Jean Staley of Dayton; two sons, Andrew of Buena Vista and Jack of Dayton; a brother, Fred Price of Florida; two sisters, Mrs. Marie Meenach of Friendship and Mrs. Jean Johnson of Portsmouth; 27 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, Andrew Book, two sons and a daughter.
She was a member of the Belmont Church of Christ at Dayton.
Funeral services are to be at 2 p.m. at Windel-Howland Funeral Home, with Ed Bachman, minister, officiating. Burial is to be in Floral Hills Memory Gardens.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 tonight.
The Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio
August 11, 1962
Page 10
Funeral Notice
BLACK, Mrs. Bess B., 73, of 1117 Ansel Dr., Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday in Ports-Mouth, O. (Wendell-Howland)
Dayton Daily News
Dayton, Ohio
12 Aug 1962, Sun • Page 43
*Note - Birth information sourced from her birth record.
Bess Book Black passed away August 11, 1962, in Portsmouth, Ohio. She was the wife of Walter William Black. Mr. and Mrs. Black were married May 14, 1953, in Scioto, Ohio. Mr. Black survived his wife, passing away in 1970.
Mrs. Black was preceded in death by her parents, Harrison and Mary Jane Gilliland Price; and by her first husband, Andrew Jackson Book.
Obituary
Mrs. Walter Black
Mrs. Bess Book Black, 73, of Kettering, a former Portsmouth resident, died at 3:12 a.m. today at Portsmouth General Hospital.
Born Sept. 29, 1888, at Fallen Timber, she was a daughter of Harrison and Mary Jane Gilliland Price.
Surviving are her husband, Walter Black; three daughters, Mrs. Mildred Askin, 845 Eunice St., Sciotoville; Mrs. Marie Gammon, 5526 Auburn Ave., Sciotoville, and Mrs. Jean Staley of Dayton; two sons, Andrew of Buena Vista and Jack of Dayton; a brother, Fred Price of Florida; two sisters, Mrs. Marie Meenach of Friendship and Mrs. Jean Johnson of Portsmouth; 27 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, Andrew Book, two sons and a daughter.
She was a member of the Belmont Church of Christ at Dayton.
Funeral services are to be at 2 p.m. at Windel-Howland Funeral Home, with Ed Bachman, minister, officiating. Burial is to be in Floral Hills Memory Gardens.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 tonight.
The Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio
August 11, 1962
Page 10
Funeral Notice
BLACK, Mrs. Bess B., 73, of 1117 Ansel Dr., Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday in Ports-Mouth, O. (Wendell-Howland)
Dayton Daily News
Dayton, Ohio
12 Aug 1962, Sun • Page 43
*Note - Birth information sourced from her birth record.
Inscription
BLACK
BESS B.
1888-1962
TOGETHER FOREVER
WALTER W.
1891-
(HOLY BIBLE)
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Mrs. Black rests beside her husband, Walter William Black.
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