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Alan Black - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Tallulah Madison Journal February 17, 1993

Funeral services for Mr. Alan Black, 16, were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church 
with Rev. John Rushing and Rev. Mack Strange officiating. Burial was at Memorial Park Cemetery under 
direction of Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home.

Alan died Wednesday, Feb. 10 at Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe from injuries received 
in a tree-cutting accident.

He was born in Vicksburg and had lived most of his life in Tallulah. He was a student at Tallulah Academy 
and was a member of the First Baptist Church Youth Choir. He was president of the 4-H Club and was active 
in several social organizations and in sports.

Survivors include his mother Marilyn Roberson Simpkins of Tallulah; his stepfather; Charles Simpkins of 
Tallulah; his father Larry A. Black of Monroe; his step-mother, Barbara Black of Monroe; one sister 
Elise Black of Tallulah; two step-sisters, Lana Simpkins of Tallulah and Karla Durr of Monroe; one 
step-brother, Michael Furr of Monroe; maternal grandmother, Hazel Roberson of Tallulah; paternal 
grandmother, Evelyn Black of Newellton; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Pallbearers were Gary Vogel, Curt Collins, Robbie Kivett, Dave Collins, Rick Kivett and Brad Black.