LORAN ELZY BLACK, 85, passed from this life on
Jan. 9, 2016 with burial at the New Gordon Cemetery
in Gordon, TX.
Loran was born Oct. 29, 1930 to John L. & Callie
Black in Abilene, TX. He attended school at Ranger,
TX in the Class of 1948. Loran married Anita June
Griffin in July of 1952 in Abilene. He was a master
builder and spent most of his life working in con-
struction, most recently as a field superintendent
for Ambienti U.S.A., INC.
Those that will miss him most are his wife of 64
years, Anita, two sons, David Black and Michael
Black and wife Nancy. He is also survived by one
brother Ealy Black and wife Mary, sister, Martha
Vittrup and husband Tom, 6 grandchildren, and 12
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents John &
Callie, four brothers; Harvey, Alfred, Johnny, &
John Paul, and two sisters; Marion Genelle Black
Roberson (RHS-1956) and Linda Black Wimprine
(RHS-1959).