Joseph Harvey Black was born on February 13, 1927 in Charlotte, North Carolina to Nellie J. (Beaty) and Hugh Grady Black and passed away on December 18, 2021 at Weatherford Regional Hospital.

Harvey was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina and attended Sharon High School. After high school Harvey served in the US Navy. He was stationed at Houma, Louisiana NAS-Blimp Base and Clinton Sherman AFB. He returned to North Carolina and married Neva Harrall on March 12, 1947. He soon returned to Oklahoma, where he made his home in Weatherford. Harvey worked for Owl Photo for 37 years developing film and retired in 1989. He was a faithful Christian and member of First United Methodist Church. Harvey enjoyed tinkering with and fixing mechanical items, reading westerns, and most of all going fishing.

Harvey is survived by one son, Dean Black of Tulsa, OK; two brothers, Cliff Black of Fayetteville, NC, and Charles Black of Copperas Cove, TX; two grandchildren, Devin Black and his wife Katie of Hurst, TX, and Susie Howell and husband Lonnie of Spring, TX; and his companion Irene Adler, of Weatherford. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hugh and Nellie; his wife, Neva; one son, Kenneth; five sisters, Margaret, Frankie, Nellie, Katherine, and Mittie; and four brothers, Jim, John, Thomas, and Hugh.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to the Teasley and Adler families and Harvey's morning coffee group.