Born June 24, 1925, Cabarrus Co., NC; died Nov. 18, 2005, Mint Hill, Mecklenburg Co., NC. U.S. Army, WW II veteran; retired form the International Harvester Co. with 25 years of service. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Eloise Ross Black; son & daughter-in-law, Joseph & Lynda Black, Jr., Redondo Beach, CA; daughter & son-in-law, LeAnne Black & Dan Greene, Seneca, SC; grandchildren, Joseph III & Stephen Black, Nicholas & Corey Greene; sisters, Smaro B. Sossamon, Joyce B. Tucker, & Maryann B. Black. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emmett Clinton & Permelia Anne Pope Black; two brothers, William H. & Clinton M. Black; two sisters, Avous B. Lyles & Kathleen B. Flowe. No. interment information was provided. (Not a relative of writer; excerpted from The Charlotte Observer, Nov. 20, 2005.).