Vernon Lee Black, 79, of Milton, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. Funeral service will be conducted 11a.m. Friday, June 29 at Heck Funeral Home, Milton, with Pastor George Surgeon officiating. Burial will follow in Templeton Cemetery, Glenwood. He was born Dec. 29, 1932 in Milton, W.Va., a son of Erva Gordon Black and Pearl Thelma (Nida) Black. He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Ida Louise (Jenkins) Black. He was a retired school bus driver for Cabell County Schools and worked 30 years for Heck Funeral Home. He is survived by his son, Ronald Lee Black, and daughter-in-law, Donetta Kay (Courts) Black of Escondido, CA, a sister, Phyllis Jean Jenkins and her wife, Louise. Visitation will be Thursday, June 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Heck Funeral Home, Milton.