When a loved one dies, it is common for friends and family to gather to remember the incredible life they lived.
After the passing of Wilma Black in December of 2015, loved ones hoped to do just this, but they were met with something much worse.
Instead of reflecting on Black's memory fondly, one obituary painted the woman in a surprisingly negative light.
We don't know who wrote her obituary, but we're guessing it was someone with an axe to grind.
It's not that the obit was untruthful; in fact, it was a little TOO truthful.
It seems that the obituary described Black's birth, life, and passing in the harshest possible terms.
"Wilma Marie Voliva Black struggled into life over 94 years ago," the obituary began.
"Alone, Eva realized that her sixth child wasn't crying and unwrapped the umbilical cord from her only daughter's neck on December 11, 1921."
But the negative and critical piece certainly did not stop there.
The obituary writer took pains to point out the most negative aspects of Black's long and storied life.
The piece was particularly biting as it described her marriage, which the writer suggested was actually a cover for a scandal.
Wow, that's a bit harsh...
"Her co-star in a church play, Charles Black pressed Wilma into an elopement in May 1939," it noted.
"Wilma later learned that their marriage had been a cover for his sexual affair with their minister's wife.
Alcoholism and adultery continued throughout their marriage and ended in Wilma's filing for divorce in 1969."
The obit writer saved the real vitriol for Black's son, Dave, leading some to theorize that Dave's wife wrote the remembrance.
The writer suggested that Dave forced his mother into assisted living, then ignored her claims of neglect.
"(Dave) attributed her inability to care for herself to her lack of effort rather than the level of assistance and care she received."
"Family concern that she was being neglected was brushed aside," the obit went on to claim.
"The location was convenient to his work and home. (Wilma) told him, 'This is not living, it's existing.'"
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Finally, the writer described Black's funeral. Or, rather, the writer described Dave's behavior surrounding the funeral.
"She died alone on Dec. 22 and was buried after Dave and his mistress returned from their Dec.
25 vacation trip to Oregon," the obituary read.
It even suggestively used the word "known" to describe the number of grandchildren Black had.
The obituary was so shockingly offensive that the newspaper that published it, the "News and Observer," later pulled the piece.
That was probably the right decision.
Odd or not, there's no denying that unusual obituaries are an entertaining read. (If you're a stranger to the situation, of course!
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