Butch Black
Mr. Alan “Butch” Black, 58, a resident of Union City, died Oct. 14, 2026, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Services will be held 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Bro. Garrett Quinn will be officiating. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Bryan Black, George Black, Hunter Quinn, Andy Price, Craig Lucy, Mark Breeden, Bob Eubanks and Mark Bratton.
Honorary pallbearers will be Devin Hughey and Jackie Starks.
The family will receive friends from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home.
Mr. Black was born Dec. 29, 1967, in Union City to the late George Thomas and Mary Ellen (Goodman) Black. He worked as a Truck Driver for Cimbar Permance Minerals in Dyersburg. On Dec. 23, 1988, he married Cindy (Bivens) Black. She survives.
He was an avid fisherman and loved the lake. Most importantly, he loved his family with his heart, soul and mind. He was a hard worker, and his top priority was providing for his family. He loved his friends and neighbors.
He is also survived by a son, Jeramy Black and his wife, Ashley, of Newbern; daughter, Samantha Black of Pasco, Wash.; two granddaughters, Hailey Daniels and Macey Black, both of Newbern; two brothers, George Keith Black and wife, Vickey, of Fulton and Thomas Neil Black and wife, Laurie, of Danville, Va.; two nephews, George Black and Bryan Black, both Fulton; four nieces, Bella Black of Virginia, Madison Quinn of Troy, Elizabeth Hughey of South Fulton and Lilly Breeden of Union City; mother-in-law, Geraldine Bivens; and sister-in-law, Teresa Breeden and husband, Mark, both of Union City.
Condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home website: www.white-ranson.com.
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