Marion D. Black, 82, of Kennesaw, passed peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Funeral service is Wednesday, July 23, 11am at Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home in Kennesaw with burial to follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta. The family will receive friends from 6-8pm on Tuesday, July 22, at the funeral home.
Mr. Black was a longtime active member of Acworth United Methodist Church as well as the McClure Sunday School Class. Marion was retired from AT&T and had served in the US Air Force during the Korean War. A resident of Georgia all his live he enjoyed the outdoors and became an avid hunter and fisherman.
Survivors include his wife Patsy Black of Kennesaw, son Jack Thompson, grandson Robert Dopita, and nieces Cecile Herrin, Jackie Dorst, and Judith Black Vespia, nephew Phillip Allen.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association at P.O. Box 11454 Alexandria, VA 22312 or diabetes.org