Mary Jean Black, 70, of Sour Lake died March 12, 2007 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. Mary Jean was born December 4, 1936 to John and Maude (Hall) Shipman in Long Beach, California. She resided in Sour Lake for the last five years and was a homemaker.
She is survived by her sons, Johnny Lee Black and wife Sue of Houston and Gerald E. Black and wife Lisa of Sour Lake; grandchildren, James Alan Black, Lindsey Black, Samantha Granato, Pvt. Aaron Black, Jennifer Leigh Black, and Bailey Black; great-grandchildren, Alan Matthew Black, Aaron James Black, and Isabel Granato; and brothers, M.K. Derrick and Burrel Shipman both of Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her husband Morton Black.
Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at Broussard’s, 530 W. Monroe, Kountze with Reverend Butch Perkins officiating. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery in Sour Lake. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday, March 13, 2007 from 6:00 P.M until 8:00 P.M. at the mortuary.
