His death certificate records Louis Black, age 59 years 3 months 5 days, born 26 May 1882 in Union City, Indiana, died 31 Aug 1941 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, married, husband of Artie Black, occupation merchant police, employer Elza Haupt Agency, father Wm Black, mother’s maiden name Mary Stienmetz, both born near Pittsburg, Penn, cause of death gun shot wound of head due to suicide in public place 505 Wayne Ave, informant Edward Black, burial in East Zion Cemetery.

(The reason the dates of death are one day apart even though Artie and Louis died in a murder suicide is that it was near midnight when the shootings took place.)

From Sandra Warren, posted on Ancestry.com: “At about 11:40PM on a Saturday August 30, 1941 at Gold's Beer Garden/Cafe (505 Wayne Avenue), Artie was shot to death by her estranged husband.  According to police reports Artie was sitting at a table with Ivan Martin and Kate Boueier (mother of Ivan) and two other women in the rear of the cafe.  Louis Black, husband of Artie, walked up to their table and began shooting.  Ivan was the first to be shot, then his mother, and finally Artie.  Only Ivan survived with a bullet wound to his left arm. Artie was shot twice in the chest and Kate was shot twice in the head.  Louis then turned the 38 revolver on himself and fired a shot into his head.  Artie Warren nee Vanlandingham was the mother of Kenneth Warren and Lyda Huey nee Warren both of Dayton.  She is buried in the Woodland Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.”

Her death certificate records Artie Black, age 44 years 5 months 20 days, born 10 Mar 1897 in Salt Lake, Ky, died 30 Aug 1941 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, residence 406 Montgomery, occupation waitress at Homestead Restaurant, married, wife of Louis Black, father Johnston Vallandingham, mother’s married name Mary Jane Spence, both born in Salt Lake, Ky, cause of death gunshot wounds of chest, shot by husband at 505 Wayne Ave, informant Clifford Vanlandingham, burial in Woodland.