Reeves Black
May 7, 1931 ~ April 13, 2008
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Reeves Black, 76, of Asheville and Charleston, SC, was suddenly called home to be with his Lord on Sunday, April 13, 2008, at his residence in Charleston.
Mr. Black was a son of the late Fred Black and Daisy Duckett Black Austin. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Sue B. Brown.
Mr. Black was a retired health insurance salesman with David Gilston Insurance Agency. Mr. Black enjoyed volunteering for the Mended Hearts organization. He was a member of and volunteered at the Asheville Blue Ridge Rose Society, and the Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society. Mr. Black served his country as a Marine during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church.
Mr. Black is survived by his wife of 54 years, Aileen Jones Black; sons, David W. Black, of Charlotte, and Keith R. Black and wife Jeanne, of Columbia, SC; sisters, Mabel B. Teague, of Knoxville, TN, Ines B. Norton, of Candler, and Grace B. Reeves, of Leicester; and two grandchildren, Cory and Ian Black, both of Columbia.
A funeral service for Mr. Black will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at West Asheville Baptist Church with the Rev. Stan Welch officiating. Interment will follow at Jones Valley Baptist Church Cemetery.
His family will receive friends 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave.
Memorials may be made to the West Asheville Baptist Church Building Fund, 926 Haywood Rd., Asheville, NC 28806, Ashley River Baptist Church, or to one's favorite charity.
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David,
I was so sorry to hear of the death of your father. It is really hard losing parents because they have been with us all our lives.
I pray God’s Blessing will be on you, your Mother and brother and his family during this difficult time of adjustment. God’s Mercy will be aboundant in the many months to come.
Sincerely,
Jane Long
Thoughts and prayers are with the Black family.
David,
We grieve with you and your mom in the loss of your dad. We have kept you in prayer before our Father in heaven and pray that He will be your strength and help. We love you brother and your mom.
God’s grace be with you in Jesus Christ.
Aileen and family-We will miss Reeves and his ‘kind smiling face’ at Teague reunions. You have our deepest Sympathy. We are praying for you. May God Bless You all during this time.
Sorry for your loss. May God give you peace and comfort.
David,
My prayers are with you and your family. God grant you peace and comfort during this time and may He calm your anxieties and give you clarity of vision to be able to handle decisions with peace of mind. Father hold them in Your loving embrace. Amen
Deepest sympathies to the Black family and especially David, my coworker. We’re thinking of you and wishing you strength in this difficult time.
Aileen, David& Jeanne, Keith, Cory & Ian;
We send our love and condolences and with them our prayers. We are angry with ourselves for putting off getting together. It was such a shock to get the news of Reeves death. We will see you at visitation on Wednesday evening.
Our love and our prayers,
Charles & Norma Duncan
To the family,
We were deeply saddened to read of Mr. Black’s passing. I knew Mr. Black for over thirty years and he was always one of the kindest, nicest men I ever knew. He and my Father worked together in Charleston for many years for the same company.
May the Lord be with all of you in these difficult times.
Aileen, Keith, David, and extented family-We will miss Reeves. Our thoughts, prayers, and condolences are with you. We pray that God’s grace abide during this time of difficulty.
Aileen,
Nancy and I want to assure of our prayers and love. Although we have not been privileged to spend time with you over the past year or so, we do appreciate your friendship. While we are saddened by his homegoing, we are encouraged by our confident hope in the resurrected Lord that, for His children, the best is always ahead. May the peace of God that ‘passes understanding’ be yours. God bless!
Ronnie and Nancy Owen
Aileen and family, I am so sorry for your loss. I pray God’s comfort for you during this time and the months ahead.
We were so sorry to learn of Reeves death. May God be with you during this time of sorrow.
Aileen, I am saddened to the ‘core’ to hear of your husband’s death. After learning about it today (Wednesday) my mind turned to one of the hymns we are singing this week in BSF – ‘Blessed Assurance– Jesus is mine –O what a foretaste of Glory Divine…’ Thank you, Lord, that we have that assurance. I will be praying for you tonight, tomorrow, and in the days to come that God will wrap a canopy (Isaiah 4: 5 – 6) of His presence around you and that you will know the ‘refuge and shelter’ that comes from Him alone.
Mrs. Black & family—We were so sorry to hear of Mr. Black’s passing. We are parents of Bryan Sifford who works at Wachovia. He and David have been frindes for several years. We have enjoyed David’s friendship as well. Our prayers have been with the family–even though we’ve been slow in signing the guestbook. We hope you are getting lots of emotional support right now from your sons, other family members and friends. God bless! Wyndell & Mary Ann
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time of grief, Reeves will sure be missed by all. Love in Christ, Louise Garrett Teague