NATCHEZ — Vernona Black Sanders Buie, 70, of Slidell, La., formerly of Natchez, died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, at Ochsner Medical Center in Slidell following an extended illness.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Laird Funeral Home

A private burial will follow at the Natchez City Cemetery.