ENID, Okla. — Celebration of life service for Lester Alvis Black will be 11
a.m. Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Marshall Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr.
Mike Taylor, pastor of the Alva First Baptist Church, officiating. Interment
will be in Alva Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral
Home, Alva.
Lester Alvis Black, son of the late John Samuel and Ollie Mae (Reed) Black,
was born Sept. 2, 1928, in Walnut Grove, Mo., and passed away Monday, April
8, 2013, in Alva, Okla., at the age of 84 years, 7 months, and 6 days.
Les attended school in several communities and, although he never received
anything beyond an eighth-grade education, he later obtained his GED and
attended college.
He was united in marriage to Betty June Dufield. He lived in Alva, where he
worked as a heavy equipment operator for Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co.,
retiring after 40 years.
On March 3, 1978, he was united in marriage to Barbera Ellen Trantham in
Waynoka, Okla.
He was a member of Alva Moose Lodge. He enjoyed traveling and going to
casinos, camping, fishing, building things and renovating houses.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Barbera; one
daughter, Barbera Jene Jackman; three brothers, Johnny, Ernie and Chester
Black; and two sisters, Daisy Rowland and Mildred Gast.
Les is survived by his companion, Helen Cooper of Alva; two sons, Leslie
Wayne Black of Arlington, Texas, and Dennis Dene Pannell and wife Sharon of
Enid; three daughters, Dr. Shari Villani Swoyer and husband Chris of Norman,
Lisa Ann Stewart of Plains, Mont., and Robyn Reneé Huggins and husband Jamie
of Wichita; four brothers, Melvin Black and wife Mildred of Vincentown,
N.J., Marvin Black and wife Trena of Fredericksburg, Texas, Cifford Black
and wife Jean of Kingsland, Texas, and Robert Black and wife Kathy of Orcutt,
Calif.; and one sister, Clara Townsend of Anchorage, Alaska.
Also surviving are 10 grandchildren, Christopher Villani and wife Janet of
Norman, Travis Villani and wife Audrey of Norman, Ryan Villani and wife
Jennifer of Norman, Bo Pannell of Blackwell, Christopher Jackman of Kansas
City, Mo., Mickealla Jackman of Jersey City, N.J., Shonna Calisi and husband
Matt of Okinawa, Japan, Mark Stewart of Plains, Mont., Nathaniel Stewart of
Plains, Mont., and Paige Huggins of Wichita, Kan.; three
great-grandchildren, Lillian Grace Villani, Reed Mathew Villani and Patton
Andrew Pannell; as well as three more Villani great-grandkids on the way;
and other relatives and friends.
Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to Oklahoma
Medical Research Foundation for heart disease research.
Remembrances may be shared with the family at www.marshallfuneralhomes.com.
(Submitted by family)
