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Alton Telegraph 24 Dec 2003
Vera Black
EAST ALTON
Vera E. Black, 71, died at 9:09 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22, 2003, at Christian Hospital Northeast i n St. Louis.
A daughter of William A. and Armentha Carlene (Geske) Ruyle, she was born Oct. 20,1932, in Ha rdin.
She married Howard P. Black on May 23,1953, in East Alton. He died Dec. 23,1996.
She was a dietary aide at the former Wood River Township Hospital for 20 years, retiring in 1 992. She was a member of the Wood River Township Hospital Retirees Association and the
East Alton Senior Citizens.
Surviving are a daughter, Mellinda Snider of South Roxana; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Ke vin and Lois Shaw of Alton and Mark Black of Rosewood Heights; four grandchildren; a sister , Minnie Buchanan of Berdan, Ill.; and a brother, William A. Ruyle of Carrollton.
She was also preceded in death, by her parents and three brothers.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Paynic Home for Funerals in Rosewood Heights, w here funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Burial will be at Rose Lawn Memory Gardens in Bethalto.
Memorials may be given to the First General Baptist Church of Rosewood Heights or the America n Diabetes Association.
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