Extracted from The Modesto Bee and News-Herald (Modesto, CA)
Walter Black
Walter Black, 79, died yesterday following a lengthy illness.
A native of Arkansas, he had lived in Modesto since 1946. He was a member of the Southern Baptist Church and a retired farmer.
Black leaves his widow, Eva, of Modesto; children, Vennie Sexton of Wilmington, Los Angeles County, Bertie Cates and Hershel Black, both of Macdoel, Siskiyou County, Mattie Frost of Shafter, Kern County, Ada Belle Phillips of Kingsburg, Fresno County, Etta Thomas of Modesto and Walter Black, Jr. of Ceres; 17 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Services will be held Saturday at 11 AM in the Franklin & Downs Funeral Home. Committal will be in Lakewood Memorial Park.
Thursday, October 15, 1959