Editor’s Note: This article is reprinted from an earlier edition to commemorate this weekend’s unveiling of the monument in Brethren. See our upcoming Holiday magazine for Barber’s interview with the
Obituary: Mr. Thomas Lanier Black
Augusta Chronicle
Thomas Black died on Feb. 4, 2021 at Jefferson Hospital in Louisville. He was born on Sept. 15, 1941.
Thomas is survived by his wife of 30 years, Martha Crouch Black; their son, George Edward Crouch V and his wife Allison June Crouch; and two grandsons, Ward and Jones Crouch.
Thomas graduated from the University of Georgia in 1963 with a degree in Landscape Design. He interned at Callaway Gardens before serving four years in the United States Navy, stationed in Norfolk and the Mediterranean. Thomas later joined the Peace Corps and served 2 years in Nigeria and participated in an exchange program in Sweden.