Quanah Edith Black, 82, of Leary died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at Calhoun Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Black was born in Pahokee, Fla., Aug. 13, 1930, to the late Lee Bryan Bailey Sr. and Bessie Lenore Davis Bailey. She was a homemaker and member of Leary Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, James Emory Black; two sons, Tony Long of Leesburg, Ga., and Sterling Long of Mississippi; two sisters, Shirley Pope and Sheila Weldon, both of Okeechobee, Fla.; three brothers, Lloyd Bailey of Thomasville, Ga., George Bailey of Cooksville, Tenn., and Lee Bailey Jr. of Florida; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Memorial services were at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, at Leary Baptist Church with Rev. Craig Layton officiating. Manry-Jordan- Hodges Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.∼QUANAH EDITH BAILEY BLACK

Mrs. Edith Black, 82, passed away Saturday morning, Dec. 15, 2012 in the Calhoun Memorial Hospital in Arlington, Ga. Her remains have been cremated, but there will be a Memorial Service held Tuesday morning, Dec. 18, 2012 at 10:30 AM in the Leary Baptist Church with Rev. Craig Layton officiating. Burial of her ashes will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Black was born August 13, 1920 in Pahokee, Fl. to the late Lee Bryan Bailey, Sr. and Bessie Lenore Davis Bailey. She was a homemaker and a member of the Leary Baptist Church.

Mrs. Black's survivors include her husband James Emory Black who just in the last few days has been admitted to the Calhoun Nursing Home in Edison, Ga. She has one son: Tony Long of Leesburg, Ga., 2 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. She also has 2 sisters: Shirley Pope and Sheila Weldon, both of Okeechobee, Fl., and 3 brothers: Lee Bailey, Jr., somewhere in Florida, Lloyd Bailey of Thomasville, Ga. and George Bailey of Cooksville, Tn.


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