Robert Perry Black Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Robert Perry Black (Richmond, Virginia), who passed away at the age of 96, on December 5, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parent Veola Theresa Black (Moore); his wife Mary Rives Black (Ogilvie); his father Perry Black; his sister Margaret "Peg" Means; and his in-laws, Marie and Eugene Ogilvie.
He is survived by: his children, Patty (Doak Barnhardt) and Rob (Julie Black); his granddaughters, Mary Rives Batchelor (Andrew) of Charlotte, NC, Claire Barnhardt of New York, NY, Marianne Black of Baltimore, MD and Sarah Black of Richmond; his great grandchild Mary Claire Batchelor of Charlotte, NC.; his sister-in-law Sarah Shelton (Bob) of Richmond; and his nieces and nephews, Brian Cockrill of Richmond, John "Jack" Means, Jr. of Washington, D. C., Nancy Means of Memphis, Jenny Blackwood of Dallas and Lesley M. Pryor of Dallas Texas.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 24th 2025 at 2:00 PM at the Reveille United Methodist Church (4200 Cary Street Rd, Richmond, VA 23221).
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Reveille United Methodist Church, 4200 Cary Street Road, Richmond, VA 23221 or the Robert P. Black Research Professorship of Economics at The University of Virginia, P. O. Box 37963, Boone, Iowa 50036 or by calling Cindy Laverra at UVA 434-924-7646.
