Mitchell County GaArchives Obituaries.....Mrs. J. L. Black 1960 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Polly Smith PSmith9861@aol.com January 17, 2004, 1:54 am Albany Herald Mrs. J. L. Black Dies of Illness Mrs. J. L. Black, 79, of 1218 Gordon Ave., Died Friday, February 10, 1960, in the Plains Convalescence Home following an illness. Mrs. Black had been a resident of Albany the last four years, moving here from Mitchell County. She was born April 2, 1880, in Mitchell County and was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Susan Ann Tyus Collins, two of the pioneer families of Mitchell County. Before her marriage to the late Joseph L. Black she was the former Miss Hattie Collins. She was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of Mitchell County. Surviviors include three daughters, Mrs. W. J. Stratford of Albany, Miss Elizabeth Black of Long Beach, Calif., and Mrs. E. J. McDowell of Pomona, Calif.: a sister, Mrs. S. C. Boynton of Americus; six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The family will be at 811 Highland Ave., the home of Mr. & Mrs. James E. Smith. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb