SEPTEMBER 23, 1923 – JULY 11, 2011
ANDERSON, SC – Benjamin Franklin Black, age 87, of 102 Brookhaven Court, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 11, 2011.
Born September 23, 1923, in Anderson County, SC, he was a son of the late Benjamin Edgar Black and Jessie Whitaker Black. He served in the US Army and was a retired Supervisor at the Cushman Mill in Williamston. Mr. Black was a longtime member of Garner Memorial Baptist Church where he was a member of the Men’s Bible Class and a former Deacon.
Survivors include his wife of over sixty-three years, Mary Stamps Black; daughter, Judy B. Barbare; son, David L. Black; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by two sisters and four brothers.
The Funeral Service will be held at noon on Thursday, July 14, 2011, in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home conducted by Dr. Jack Couch. The committal service conducted by the Reverend Isham Gilcrease will follow in M.J. ‘Dolly’ Cooper Veterans Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the funeral service.
The family is at 215 Hazelwood Avenue, Anderson.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.
THE McDOUGALD FUNERAL HOME, Anderson, SC.