JoAnn Black - Submitted for the USGenWeb by Richard P. Sevier 1/23/2021 USGenWeb NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. **************************************************************************************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. **************************************************************************************************************************************** JoAnn Black Madison Parish, LA From The Vicksburg Post January 23, 2021 JoAnn Black, 69, of Tallulah, La. left her earthly home to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Jan. 15, 2021, after a long battle with Prinz-metal Heart Disease. She was born along with her twin sister, Janice O'Bannon Holland, on Aug. 16, 1951, at the old Mercy Hospital in Vicksburg to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Benjamin O'Bannon, Jr. JoAnn was raised in Vicksburg and graduated in 1969 from Warren Central High where she was first chair clarinet in the band and a member of the National Honor Society. She was a talented licensed floral designer and spent most of her career in Mississippi and Louisiana. She is preceded in death by her parents, Mary Leona Harpole O'Bannon and Thomas Benjamin O'Bannon Jr.; her brother, Patrick Wayne O'Bannon; her twin sister, Janice O'Bannon Holland; and her dearly beloved husband, Larry Black of Tallulah. She was also predeceased by her paternal grandparents "Mi-Mi and Pappaw," Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Mann O'Bannon and Thomas Benjamin O'Bannon Sr.; and her maternal grandparents, Mary Emma and Harvey Preston Harpole of northern Mississippi. She is survived by her only son, Robert Cunningham Ill of Tallulah, La.; her grandson; her younger sister; Linda Louise O'Bannon RNC (retired) of Calhoun, La.; and youngest brother, John Robert O'Bannon and his wife Christine Johnson O'Bannon of Knoxville, Tenn. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Vicksburg City Cemetery. Heartfelt thanks go out to the community of Tallulah for all of their loving support at the time of her passing.