Raymond P. Black, 87 - He loved to take his grandchildren fishing and tell them stories about his childhood. Mr. Black, a resident of Grant, died Friday, April 28, 2017. He was 87. He was born in Section, AL on Jan. 29, 1930 to Jim and Mary Brown Black. His family moved to Grant when he was 4. At the age of 21, he married Martha Smith and moved to Chattanooga, TN. They raised 3 children and lived there until his retirement. They moved back to Grant in 1992. He enjoyed his retirement years by cutting grass as a side job. A stroke in July 2012 limited his ability to drive and fish. Another severe stroke last November left him unable to get around by himself until his death. Mr. Black is survived by his wife of 66 years, Martha Smith Black; 2 sons, Jimmy and Belva Black and David and Teresa Black; one daughter, Reba and Mike Okesky; 5 grandchildren, Adrian (Jennifer) Black, Leah (Health) Dicus, Loren (Hannah) Bridges, Fallon (Adam) Collins and Jacob Black; 7 great-grandchildren, Breanna and Landon Black, Jaxon and Eden Dicus, Ava and Hadley Collins and Amelia Bridges; one brother James Carl (Carolyn) Black and 2 sisters, Bennie (George) Austin and Ann McClure. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant son, Billy Raymond Black and a brother, Clifford Black.
Contributor: Theresa Key McBride
Contributor: Theresa Key McBride
Raymond P. Black, 87 - He loved to take his grandchildren fishing and tell them stories about his childhood. Mr. Black, a resident of Grant, died Friday, April 28, 2017. He was 87. He was born in Section, AL on Jan. 29, 1930 to Jim and Mary Brown Black. His family moved to Grant when he was 4. At the age of 21, he married Martha Smith and moved to Chattanooga, TN. They raised 3 children and lived there until his retirement. They moved back to Grant in 1992. He enjoyed his retirement years by cutting grass as a side job. A stroke in July 2012 limited his ability to drive and fish. Another severe stroke last November left him unable to get around by himself until his death. Mr. Black is survived by his wife of 66 years, Martha Smith Black; 2 sons, Jimmy and Belva Black and David and Teresa Black; one daughter, Reba and Mike Okesky; 5 grandchildren, Adrian (Jennifer) Black, Leah (Health) Dicus, Loren (Hannah) Bridges, Fallon (Adam) Collins and Jacob Black; 7 great-grandchildren, Breanna and Landon Black, Jaxon and Eden Dicus, Ava and Hadley Collins and Amelia Bridges; one brother James Carl (Carolyn) Black and 2 sisters, Bennie (George) Austin and Ann McClure. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant son, Billy Raymond Black and a brother, Clifford Black.
Contributor: Theresa Key McBride
Contributor: Theresa Key McBride
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