OBITUARY

Grover N. "Blackie" Black

July 6, 1938 - Dec. 19, 2002

 

 

Grover N. “Blackie” Black, 64, of Pampa, died Thursday, Dec. 19. 2002.  Graveside services will be at 1 p.m., Saturday in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Ronnie Goode, associate pastor of Trinity Fellowship Church, and Lonny Robbins, pastor of the church, officiating.  Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.

Born July 6, 1938, at Pampa, Mr. Black had been a longtime Liberal, Kan., resident, working as a dispatcher for Yellow Freight Company in Liberal for 17 years.  He returned to Pampa in 1995 and was a photographer for The Pampa News. 

He married Louisa Perez on Sept. 1, 1992, at Liberal.  He was a member of Trinity Fellowship Church, was a past member of Liberal Masonic Lodge and was a Harvest House volunteer. 

He enjoyed flying. 

He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Keith Black. 

Survivors include his wife, Louisa, of the home; a daughter, Katrina Miller of Sharon Springs, Kan.; three sons, Luez Aguilar, David Perez, and Joshua Dave Perez, all of the home; two sisters, Elnora Haynes of Pampa and Charlotte Schiffman of Fort Worth; a brother, Terry Black of Skellytown; and four grandchildren.