Clarence Black Jr.

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Clarence Preston "Junior" Black Jr., 82, of Sikeston died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003, at Sikeston Convalescent Center.

He was born April 17, 1920, at Wyatt, Mo., son of Clarence Preston and Dollie Mae Graham Black. He and Louise Murphy were married May 15, 1949. She died May 31, 1977. He and Joanna Taylor were married Oct. 13, 1978. She died Feb. 10, 2001.

Black was a car salesman in the Sikeston and Charleston areas, including 20 years at Sikeston Motor Co. He was a member of First United Methodist Church.

Survivors include a brother, Allen Black of Malden, Mo., and a sister, Louise Tweedy of Anna, Ill.

He was preceded in death by two sisters.

Friends may call at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel from 5 to 8 p.m. today.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel, with Dr. John Dever and the Rev. Sandy Schaller officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery.