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Show Services For Lucian Black Held Monday Funeral services for Lucian Paul Black, who died at his home in Delta Friday after an illness of several years, were conducted Mon day at 1 p. m. in Delta First ward by Bishop William S. Bassett, of Delta Second ward.. Mr. Black was born in Deseret July 18, 1909, a son of Peter T. and Isabella Bennett Black. He attended Deseret elementary school sch-ool and was graduated from Delta high school. He was an active member and elder in the LDS church. He married Deonna Church Aug. 14, 1929, in the Salt Lake temple, and their home has been in Delta since. He farmed, and was emtjlov- ed by the city of Delta for ten year, as city marshal first, : and later as watermaster. Survivors are his wife, at Delta, and seven children, Mrs. Cheryl Roper, Oak City; Stanley L. Black, with the U. S. Navy, San Diego, Cal.; Dorothy, Lorene, Pauline, Phil lip D. and John C. Black, Delta; his father, Peter T. Black, Delta; five brothers, Averno A. Black, Deseret; Nels C. and Golden H. Black, Delta, Harold Black, Salt Lake City and LeGrande Black of Hinckley; two sisters, Mrs. Lillis E. Larson, Salt Lake City and Mrs. Lora B. Skidmore, Martinez, Cal., and two grandchildren. The services opened with prelude pre-lude music by Mrs. Thelma Black, and prayer by E. Leo Lyman. Ray Church sang "The Lord's Prayer", with piano accompani -ment by Marian Bennion. Speakers were Winford Larson, a nephew, from Salt Lake City, Ned Church, Mrs. Black's brother, and Bishop Bassett, of Mr. Black's ward. They paid him tribute as a kind and loving husband and father, fath-er, son and brother. They spoke of his fine qualities, and the many happy memories his bereaved family fam-ily and friends hold of him. The trio, Ardyth Twitchell, Caro- lyn Callister and Marilyn Callister, sang "Home", with Darlene McCullough Mc-Cullough as accompanist. Mrs. Hel en Baker read a poem, "A Real Man", to organ accompaniment by Mrs. Thelma Black. Mrs. Betty Colby and Mrs. Peggy Peg-gy Davis, nieces, from Salt Lake City, sang "Face to Face", accompanied ac-companied by Mrs. Thelma Black,. The closing prayer was by A. E. Stephenson. Burial was in the Delta cemetery, ceme-tery, under direction of L. N. Nic-kle Nic-kle mortuary. Pall bearers were Mr. Black's five brothers, and a brother-in-law, Wilford Larson, of Salt Lake City. The grave was dedicated by Golden H. Black. |