Anthony Fidel Black was born February 21, 1961 to the late Eddie Lee Black, Jr. and Martha L. Black in Tupelo, MS. On Monday morning, January 3, 2022 as Anthony laid in the North MS Medical Center hovering between life and death, he slept away at 1:43a.m.

At an early age he joined St. James Catholic Church where he was an Altar boy.Anthony Fidel Black graduated from Tupelo High School in 1980 and attended Lane College for two years. He attended Itawamba Community College where he took classes in Auto Body and Fender and completed the CDL for Truck Driving. He received his HVAC license in 2018. His employment included Daybrite and Walmart Distribution Center in New Albany. He later became owner of Black's Hobby Shop and owner- operator of A&A Trucking LLC. His last employment was with TRI Realty as HVAC Engineer.His interests and hobbies included fishing, cars, and electronic gadgets. He had an ultimate love for music and a passion for unique guns.

The highlight in the life of Anthony Fidel Black was when he fell in love and met Dr. Arretta Lynne Carter on September 24, 1998, and later married on February 20, 1999. They were great business partners and awesome AB team.

He was preceded in death by his father Eddie Lee Black, Jr. Grandparents Rev. Eddie Lee Black and Drussilla Wise-Black; John Wesley Taylor and Nancy Pearl Taylor and Step- Grandmother, Mary Nell Taylor and one nephew, Marcus Blanks.

He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Arretta Lynne Carter Black, mother, Martha L. Black of Tupelo, MS; daughter, Chuana Durden of East St. Louis, MO, British Jackson of Tupelo and a brother, Alaric D. Black of Tupelo, MS; grandchildren: Tramyah Robinson, Joshun Richardson, Khori Durden, Imani Durden, and Malaikah Durden; a great-granddaughter, Waverly Durden; special great aunt, Thelma Duff; mother-in-law, Sarah F. Carter: a goddaughter Lyric Smith; two god sisters: Alfreda Middlebrooks and Trina Freeman; and a host of family and friends.