Edna Colleen Black

Edna Colleen Puryear Black, 85, of Axtell, Texas passed away Monday November 20, 2023. Graveside services will be held at 10 AM Saturday, December 2nd, at Riesel Cemetery, with Pastor Nehemiah Torberson officiating. The family will receive visitors 6-8 PM Friday December 1st at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr., Waco.
Edna Colleen Puryear Black was born in Lamar County, Texas on November 29, 1937, to parents, Oscar Leon (Buster) Puryear and Mabel Woods Puryear. She married the love of her life, Clyde, June 17, 1955, in McLennan County, Texas. Colleen worked at Central Texas Iron Works. She was a longtime member of the Greater Waco Baptist Church. She loved spending time with family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents Oscar and Mabel Puryear; husband, Clyde Willis Black; son, Doyle Alan Black; sister, Geneva Mae Puryear Slagle; and brothers, Edward Leon Puryear, Arlon Lois (Bumpy) Puryear, Beaulah Dale Puryear, and Beauford Gale Puryear.
Colleen is survived by her brother Ollie Joe Puryear of Waco, Texas and sister Shirley Ann Puryear Couch of Hubbard, Texas, many nieces and nephews, several cousins, and extended family.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Colleen’s name to the Greater Waco Baptist Church, 912 Loop 340, Waco, Texas, 76705.