Frances Mae Black, an 87-year-old African American woman from Cleveland, died on May 31, 2022, at her home in East Cleveland. Her death was ruled accidental after she was shot by her 54-year-old daughter, who claimed the shooting was accidental. No arrests or suspects were named because authorities determined the death was accidental and no criminal case was pursued.

Frances was born March 1, 1935, in Uniontown, Alabama. She worked for many years in the food service industry and was a long-time member of Unity Tabernacle of God, where she served as an usher and Sunday school teacher. She is survived by children David Black and Doris Black, siblings Estella Louise Stephens-Millander and Barbara Eppes, and a large extended family.

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