John Wayne Black Sr.

Funeral services for John Wayne Black Sr., of Gladewater, Texas, will be held at 12:00 pm, Monday, July 7, 2025, in the Chapel of McWhorter Funeral Home with Brother Bailey Harris and Brother Rocky Hawkins officiating. Interment will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 11:00 am, prior to the service. John was born on June 6, 1936, in New London, Texas and passed from this life July 4, 2025, at home surrounded by his family. John graduated from Union Grove High School. He married Jo Ann Hunt on December 3, 1955, at First Baptist Church in Gladewater. John worked at East Texas Salt Water for 30 years before his retirement. He served as a missionary in Mexico, built a church, and helped many in need. He was an avid water skier and taught his children and grandchildren to swim and ski. John was a member and served as a deacon at First Baptist Church, Gladewater. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Jo Ann Black; children, Lana LeMay (Doug), Cheri Mitchell (Bill), John W. Black Jr., and Connie Lange (Dale); sister, Patsy Black; brother, George H. Black; grandchildren, Jodi Gidley (Billy), John Ben Rogers (Stefanie), Jonathan Lange (Audrey), Jarrett Lange (Reno), and Jordan Henson (Chad) Alexis Gullatt, Alana Cox, Cruz Cox, Jacob LeMay and Jordon Hille (Spencer); great grandchildren, Remington Lange, Wylder Gidley, Ruby Kate Lange, Brantley Rogers, Rayla Lange, Emersyn Henson, Holden Henson, Alyssa Lange, Jonah Lange and Hayes Henson; great - great granddaughter Aspen Gullatt; and baby, River Lange on the way. He was preceded in death by his parents; grandchildren, Jace Black and Andrew Gidley; great-grandchild, Sunni James Gidley; son-in-law, Bobby Rogers; siblings, Georgie Beasley, Mary Wanda Benge, and Shirley Strong. Pallbearers will be John Ben Rogers, Jonathan Lange, Jarrett Lange, Remington Lange, Wylder Gidley, Brantley Rogers, and Cruz Cox. Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of First Baptist Church, Gladewater. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund, P. O. Box 1444, Gladewater, Texas 75647. Please visit John’s online registration book at www.mcwhorterfh.com to leave a memory for the family.

John Wayne Black Sr.

June 6, 1936 - July 4, 2025