Dovie Corene Black, age 93 a former resident Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016 at her home in East Chicago, Indiana. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Pavey Chapel CME 1004 South 10th Street Mt. Vernon, Illinois with Rev. Patrick Rice officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Mt. Vernon. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. until service time at the Church. For more information you may call Newell Funeral Home at 246-0100 or visit www.newellfuneralhome.com.