| 1916 Extracts from Barry County, MO, Newspapers An interlibrary loan of microfilm from the State Historical Society of MO was the source of the below given data. Extracts from Barry County, MO, Newspapers Extracted by: Donna Cooper, Coordinator |
January 20, 1916, Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO
Young Business Man Succumbs to Pneumonia
Pearly Black, one of Cassville's enterprising young business men, died at 8 o'clock, Monday morning, January 19, of pneumonia, at the age of 43 years, 5 months and 12 days. Mr. Black attended the big supper and exercises at the W. O. W. hall on Monday night, January 10. Being one of the most enthusiastic members of the local Camp, he took an active part in the exercises of the evening and worked until late into the night in doing all in his power to make the occasion a success. Tuesday he complained of not being well and Tuesday night went home with an attack of lagrippe which developed into a severe attack of catarrhal pneumonia. He seemed to be doing fairly well until the last of the week when his condition grew more serious. His death early Monday morning brought to the citizens of Cassville and surrounding community a shock of grief as many of them hardly knew that he was sick until they heard that he had passed away. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home conducted by Rev. L. R. Lamb, music by the choir of the Baptist Church. The members of the Cassville Lodge of A. F. & A. M. and of W. O. W. Camp No. 108, formed in procession at their respective halls and marched in a body to the home and accompanied the casket to the cemetery. There the beautiful funeral ceremony of the Masonic Lodge was used, both orders participating in the deposit of the evergreens in the grave. Pearly Black was born northeast of Cassville about three miles on Flat Creek, Aug. 8, 1872. He was the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Black of this city. He had lived about Cassville nearly all of his life for several years and had been one of this city's successful business men. He was the proprietor of Black's Cafe on North Main street and had made a success of his business. By industry, good management and maintaining at all times a strictly up-to-date place of business, his business grew from a very small to a very substantial business. He was married to Miss Fannie Edmondson, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Edmondson east of Cassville, Dec. 17, 1899. The principal part of their married life has been spent in the community. Only a short time ago they had built a modern home and were living comfortably. He leaves a wife, father, and mother, three brothers, Bud, Tweed and Riley, and one sister, Mrs. Corum Lauderdale, and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his untimely death. He was a member of the Masonic lodge, a member of the W. O. W. and Woodman Circle. In each of the latter orders he carried $1,000 insurance. Another Good Man Gone
James Hezekiah Baird departed this life at his home near Stotts City, Friday morning, January 14, 1196, at the age of 62 years, 10 months and 8 days. His death was the result of dropsy with which he had been afflicted for more than three years. The funeral was held Saturday at the home 1 1/4 miles southeast to Stotts City, conducted by Rev. J. T. Brattin and the I. O. O. F. Lodge of Stotts city assisted by members of the Cassville Lodge of which Mr. Baird had long been a most devoted member. A large crowd of relatives and friends assembled at the home to pay a final tribute of respect to this beloved and honored father, neighbor, friend and citizen. His body was laid to rest by the side of his mother in the Moore Cemetery near Stotts City. The condition of his body and the bad weather made in impracticable for the burial to be made at the Horner Cemetery southeast of this city where Mrs. Baird was buried. J. H. Baird was born in Smith County Tennessee, Feb. 22, 1853. When very small his parents moved to Arkansas and wile he was still a small boy the family moved to Lawrence County which was the family home ever after. His father, Captain Josiah Baird, was killed near Mt. Vernon during the Civil War and his body lies buried at Mt Vernon. About the year 1870 J. H. Baird came to Cassville. He was married to Miss Dona Matlock, Dec 13, 1876. To them three children were born, Flossie who died in infancy in 1878, Miss Myrtle and Mrs. Mamie Boren, both of whom were with their father during his last illness. Miss Myrtle has been for several years one of this county's successful teachers. He was converted at the age of 20 and united with the Cassville Baptist Church No. 2, known as the Horner Baptist Church. He remained until death a devoted, consecrated, Christian and Church and Sunday School worker. He had for years been a Deacon in the Baptist Church and had lived up to the high ideals of the true Christian gentlemen. He was a member of Cassville Lodge I. O. O. F. No. 238 and a member whose memory will be ever cherished as one whose life itself was a beautiful representation of teachings of that fraternity. J. H. Baird was a noble example of Christian manhood, of the loyal and faithful church member, of the loving and affectionate father, of the true Odd Fellows and of the last abiding, patriotic citizen. As much as any man whom it has ever been our pleasure to know this man, in his relations with his fellow men, lived the Golden Rule. Of him truly may it be said, "His life was gentle, and the elements So mixed in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world "This was a man'." |
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