Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



The Teague Chronicle - May 17, 1918 edition

Death of Wiley Black

Wiley Black aged about 65 died at his home in Dew Fri. morning of pneumonia.
Funeral services were conducted at Dew cemetery Sat. by Rev. P.R. White
of Fairfield, burial being in Dew Cemetery at about 11:00. It was said
to have been attended by one of the largest crowds of any funeral held in
Dew in recent years. Mr. Black was one of the old and honored citizens
of the county, having lived here many years. He is survived by his wife
and ten children. Among whom are the following: sons: Lee, Robert, Earl,
Meck, and Burnet. Daughters: Mrs. Lewis Eubank of Lanely, Mrs. J.G. Smith
of Dew, Mrs. Harvey Lane of Dew, and Misses Maggie and Grace Black who
live with their mother at Dew. He also survived by one brother and two
sisters.