149. Almer Lee Black
Almer was driving a wagon with three bales of cotton on it. A team of horses was pulling the wagon. A friend of Almer's who owned a car met them and the friend honked his horn to say hello to Almer. At that time, there were very few automobiles and so the horses were not accustomed to them and this spooked the team. They started to run and Almer either fell off the wagon or tried to jump from it to regain control of the team. In doing so, the wagon ran over him, striking him in the head. He lived a very short time and then passed away. He was 17. The friend went to Almer's father in tears and told him that it was all his fault that Almer had died. The father, David C Black, who was in great pain, tried to comfort the man saying that it was not his fault and that he was only honking his horn to say hello to his friend and not to blame himself for this accident. per Vera Black Reynolds
155. Lonnie M. Black
Lonnie M Black was a captain during WWII. One night, during a blackout, they were traveling in a jeep and had their headlights off. Lonnie and another soldier were struck by a larger truck. Lonnie was badly injured and spent two years hospitalized in Europe. He was transferred to Denver and then came home to Littlefield. He had to use at least a cane to walk for the remainder of his life. To add to this, he had been married before he left for the war and his wife divorced him while he was in Europe, so when he came back she was married to another man.
Vera Black Reynolds told me that Lonnie was never one to complain about any of these things that had happened to him and that once her husband Vick passed away, Lonnie sold his house and moved in with her and she took care of him until he passed away. per Vera Black Reynolds
157. Vera Lois Black
Mrs. Reynolds told me that when she was about 12 years old, some of the younger children were selected to go on a trip back to Navarro county Texas to visit their relatives. Mrs. Reynolds's family all lived in Lamb Co, Texas. This would have been about 1928, and quite a long trip for that time. They went to the house of Turner Lamar Swink, who was Vera's great grandfather. He had land with oil under it and so was wealthy. The kids had a wonderful time and on the last day before they departed, they were all outside and a light breeze was blowing. She looked around and there were dollar bills flying through the air and down the road. Mr. Swink was throwing money into the air and whatever the kids could grab was theirs to keep. Mrs. Reynolds told me this story at age 93. She still remembered it vividly.
Victor & Vera (Black) Reynolds owned and operated the Littlefield Hospitality House, which is a retirement center, for 23 years before selling it in 1993 to a man who owned a similiar center in Lubbock. Vick passed away shortly after.
46. Ona May Black
Wednesday Rites For Mrs. Bell Funeral services for Mrs. Ona Mae Bell, 73, wife of H. C. Bell of Wortham, who died at the family home early Tuesday, were held from the Union High Baptist church Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Burial was in the Board Tree cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. E. P. Coe, pastor of the First Baptist church of Wortham. Mrs. Bell was a native of the Union High community. Surviving are her husband of Wortham; three sons, Otis Bell, Dallas; Doyle Bell, Baton Rouge, La., and Paul Bell, Midland; two daughters, Mrs. D. D. Stephens, Houston, and Mrs. Reuben Byers, Wortham; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three brothers, N. J. and W. A. Black, both of Union High, and L. E. Black, Waco; three sisters, Mrs. D. T. Sawyer, Dawson; Mrs. John Scott, Dallas, and Mrs. Frank Kovar, Marlow, Okla., and other relatives. Nephews were pallbearers. Corley directed.
