How strange it is that death, that ancient, common, inescapable thing, brings with it so fresh a mystery and shock every time it comes! Even when we know it is close by. But when death comes as a "thief in the night" and strikes quickly, the shock is numbing.
The telephone rang on Monday afternoon (June 26) about 3 o'clock. I picked up the receiver and a voice said: "Bob Black passed away a half hour ago."
"You can't mean it," I said. "Why, I saw him Saturday, and he looked fine."
Another said: "Why, I saw him this morning driving his car."
We couldn't believe it, but it was only too true. Genial "Bob" with his infectious smile! We will never meet on our streets again. But our memory eyes will see him in the bank, in his office, in the store, or on the street. Our memories may get mellow, but thank God they never die! Robert Emerson Black was born in Confluence, December 7, 1881, the son of the late Virgil and Mary (Pullin) Black. He descended from a Somerset County pioneer family. He grew to boyhood in the way all happy village boys do. He was fond of sports, especially baseball, and played many a hard fought game on the sand lot. He never lost his love for the sport. He graduated from the Confluence schools and attended West Virginia University. Later he accepted a position with Armour and Company in Akron, Ohio, but was called home to assist his father in the stoneware business - B.F. Sloan, Mr. Black's best helper having died. Some time after he accepted the position of assistant cashier in the First National Bank of Confluence. He remained in that capacity for 27 years. At the death of the late Earl Beggs, he purchased his insurance business which he conducted up to the time of his death.
November 6th, 1918, he married Miss Sue Williams of Norfolk, Va. He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Virginia. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Reeves Hill of Hagerstown, Maryland, and Mrs. M.M. Brooke of Confluence; a brother, Herbert Black of New York City, and three nieces - Mrs. John Boothe, Pearl River, N.Y., Mrs. Joseph Lemon, Hagerstown, Md., and Miss Eleanor Brooke, Confluence.
Robert E. Black was an asset to the town and his passing will be keenly felt. He had hosts of friends in town and throughout the countryside. He was loyal to his town and interested in its advancement. He joined the Methodist Church of Confluence as a boy and at the time of his death was a trustee. He was president of the First National Bank of Confluence and also president of the Lions Club. For 27 years he had been borough treasurer. He was a member of the Masonic Order. Robert E. Black meant a great deal to the town and anyone who knew "Bob" knows that the town meant a great deal to him. A sterling citizen has passed. [Unknown Source]
The telephone rang on Monday afternoon (June 26) about 3 o'clock. I picked up the receiver and a voice said: "Bob Black passed away a half hour ago."
"You can't mean it," I said. "Why, I saw him Saturday, and he looked fine."
Another said: "Why, I saw him this morning driving his car."
We couldn't believe it, but it was only too true. Genial "Bob" with his infectious smile! We will never meet on our streets again. But our memory eyes will see him in the bank, in his office, in the store, or on the street. Our memories may get mellow, but thank God they never die! Robert Emerson Black was born in Confluence, December 7, 1881, the son of the late Virgil and Mary (Pullin) Black. He descended from a Somerset County pioneer family. He grew to boyhood in the way all happy village boys do. He was fond of sports, especially baseball, and played many a hard fought game on the sand lot. He never lost his love for the sport. He graduated from the Confluence schools and attended West Virginia University. Later he accepted a position with Armour and Company in Akron, Ohio, but was called home to assist his father in the stoneware business - B.F. Sloan, Mr. Black's best helper having died. Some time after he accepted the position of assistant cashier in the First National Bank of Confluence. He remained in that capacity for 27 years. At the death of the late Earl Beggs, he purchased his insurance business which he conducted up to the time of his death.
November 6th, 1918, he married Miss Sue Williams of Norfolk, Va. He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Virginia. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Reeves Hill of Hagerstown, Maryland, and Mrs. M.M. Brooke of Confluence; a brother, Herbert Black of New York City, and three nieces - Mrs. John Boothe, Pearl River, N.Y., Mrs. Joseph Lemon, Hagerstown, Md., and Miss Eleanor Brooke, Confluence.
Robert E. Black was an asset to the town and his passing will be keenly felt. He had hosts of friends in town and throughout the countryside. He was loyal to his town and interested in its advancement. He joined the Methodist Church of Confluence as a boy and at the time of his death was a trustee. He was president of the First National Bank of Confluence and also president of the Lions Club. For 27 years he had been borough treasurer. He was a member of the Masonic Order. Robert E. Black meant a great deal to the town and anyone who knew "Bob" knows that the town meant a great deal to him. A sterling citizen has passed. [Unknown Source]
How strange it is that death, that ancient, common, inescapable thing, brings with it so fresh a mystery and shock every time it comes! Even when we know it is close by. But when death comes as a "thief in the night" and strikes quickly, the shock is numbing.
The telephone rang on Monday afternoon (June 26) about 3 o'clock. I picked up the receiver and a voice said: "Bob Black passed away a half hour ago."
"You can't mean it," I said. "Why, I saw him Saturday, and he looked fine."
Another said: "Why, I saw him this morning driving his car."
We couldn't believe it, but it was only too true. Genial "Bob" with his infectious smile! We will never meet on our streets again. But our memory eyes will see him in the bank, in his office, in the store, or on the street. Our memories may get mellow, but thank God they never die! Robert Emerson Black was born in Confluence, December 7, 1881, the son of the late Virgil and Mary (Pullin) Black. He descended from a Somerset County pioneer family. He grew to boyhood in the way all happy village boys do. He was fond of sports, especially baseball, and played many a hard fought game on the sand lot. He never lost his love for the sport. He graduated from the Confluence schools and attended West Virginia University. Later he accepted a position with Armour and Company in Akron, Ohio, but was called home to assist his father in the stoneware business - B.F. Sloan, Mr. Black's best helper having died. Some time after he accepted the position of assistant cashier in the First National Bank of Confluence. He remained in that capacity for 27 years. At the death of the late Earl Beggs, he purchased his insurance business which he conducted up to the time of his death.
November 6th, 1918, he married Miss Sue Williams of Norfolk, Va. He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Virginia. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Reeves Hill of Hagerstown, Maryland, and Mrs. M.M. Brooke of Confluence; a brother, Herbert Black of New York City, and three nieces - Mrs. John Boothe, Pearl River, N.Y., Mrs. Joseph Lemon, Hagerstown, Md., and Miss Eleanor Brooke, Confluence.
Robert E. Black was an asset to the town and his passing will be keenly felt. He had hosts of friends in town and throughout the countryside. He was loyal to his town and interested in its advancement. He joined the Methodist Church of Confluence as a boy and at the time of his death was a trustee. He was president of the First National Bank of Confluence and also president of the Lions Club. For 27 years he had been borough treasurer. He was a member of the Masonic Order. Robert E. Black meant a great deal to the town and anyone who knew "Bob" knows that the town meant a great deal to him. A sterling citizen has passed. [Unknown Source]
The telephone rang on Monday afternoon (June 26) about 3 o'clock. I picked up the receiver and a voice said: "Bob Black passed away a half hour ago."
"You can't mean it," I said. "Why, I saw him Saturday, and he looked fine."
Another said: "Why, I saw him this morning driving his car."
We couldn't believe it, but it was only too true. Genial "Bob" with his infectious smile! We will never meet on our streets again. But our memory eyes will see him in the bank, in his office, in the store, or on the street. Our memories may get mellow, but thank God they never die! Robert Emerson Black was born in Confluence, December 7, 1881, the son of the late Virgil and Mary (Pullin) Black. He descended from a Somerset County pioneer family. He grew to boyhood in the way all happy village boys do. He was fond of sports, especially baseball, and played many a hard fought game on the sand lot. He never lost his love for the sport. He graduated from the Confluence schools and attended West Virginia University. Later he accepted a position with Armour and Company in Akron, Ohio, but was called home to assist his father in the stoneware business - B.F. Sloan, Mr. Black's best helper having died. Some time after he accepted the position of assistant cashier in the First National Bank of Confluence. He remained in that capacity for 27 years. At the death of the late Earl Beggs, he purchased his insurance business which he conducted up to the time of his death.
November 6th, 1918, he married Miss Sue Williams of Norfolk, Va. He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Virginia. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Reeves Hill of Hagerstown, Maryland, and Mrs. M.M. Brooke of Confluence; a brother, Herbert Black of New York City, and three nieces - Mrs. John Boothe, Pearl River, N.Y., Mrs. Joseph Lemon, Hagerstown, Md., and Miss Eleanor Brooke, Confluence.
Robert E. Black was an asset to the town and his passing will be keenly felt. He had hosts of friends in town and throughout the countryside. He was loyal to his town and interested in its advancement. He joined the Methodist Church of Confluence as a boy and at the time of his death was a trustee. He was president of the First National Bank of Confluence and also president of the Lions Club. For 27 years he had been borough treasurer. He was a member of the Masonic Order. Robert E. Black meant a great deal to the town and anyone who knew "Bob" knows that the town meant a great deal to him. A sterling citizen has passed. [Unknown Source]
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