"Clark County Courier, Kahoka, MO. Dec. 2, 1910"
BLACK.

Geo. W. Black died suddenly at his home, Medill, Mo., Monday morning, Nov. 28, 1910, aged 66 years, 9 months and 6 days.

He was the second son of Henry and Malinda Black and was born near Woodvile church in Clark Co., where he grew to manhood.

Mr. Black enlisted in service early in the struggle of '61 to '65 on the confederate side, serving under Price and Green 3 years and suffering six months imprisonment in the Alton prison in vindication of what was considered the rights of the southern cause, about which he enjoyed conversing until his death.

He married Miss Elizabeth Ballard, Sept. 6th 1871. To them were born six children, two of whom died in childhood, and Ben F. of Apache, Okla. Ora Mae (Atwatewr), of Burnside, Ill., Sylva Einly (Green), of Medill, and Herby, also of Medill, with there mother survive. Also there remain three brothers, Dr. Albert R. of Wayland, Hez. H. of Walla Walla Wash., and two sisters, Mrs. Emily Smith, of near Woodville, and Mrs. Lucy Ensign, of Salina, Kan., besides seven grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Deceased moved to his late home in Medill a little more than a year ago from a farm near his boyhood home upon which he had spent all of his married life. He suffered an attack of lumbago two weeks before his death which caused him much pain but was apparently almost recovered. His death is attributed to blood poisoning which he contacted a year ago by running a plum thorn into his finger and since which time he had never been very well, the poison having gone through his system. Having rested as well as usual during the night, he awakened Mrs. Black about 5 O'clock complaining of being sick at his stomach. She arose and tried to raise him and found he was dying and called a neighbor but he was dead before any one arrived.

One brother, Albert, Sister, Emily, and all of his children attend the funeral which was conducted by Rev. Smith, at the Medill church, at 10:30, Wednesday, Nov. 30, followed by interment in Kahoka cemetery.

As all who knew Mr. Black were friends it may be said that the greater part of the county mourn the loss of a kind neighbor and fellow being. Hospitality being an inborn virtue brought many within his gates who never departed hungry or without shelter in the time of need.

Mr. Black contend his conversion from a meeting conducted by Rev. Beard at the South Wyaconda Baptist church several years ago and lived consistently a member there-of 'till his death.