Mrs. Black retired in 1988 from the dietary department at Deaconess Hospital. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Robert L. and Janis Black of Mt. Vernon; 2 grandchildren, Rev. Robert Deron Black of Mt. Vernon and Andrea Beth Freeland of Highlands Ranch, CO; 2 great-grandchildren, Marriah Elizabeth Black and Ethan Josiah Black. She was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Glenn Allen Robinson and Coy Dale Robinson and one sister, Mildred Turner.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday March 2, 2011 at Bellefontaine Cemetery with Rev. Robert Deron Black officiating. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association or the Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Activity Fund. The Austin~Stendeback Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at austinfuneralhome.com