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)