Milton E. Black Obituary
Clark County Clipper, July 27, 1905
OBITUARY.
Milton E. Black departed this life at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Elijah
Whipple, in Liberty township in this county on June 30th, aged 74 years.
Deceased leaves a wife and four children. His son, Ryland, of North Dakota, and
his daughter, Mary, of Ohio, were with him in his last hours. The remains were
taken back to Ohio for interment.
His son, Ryland writing of the burial says: The funeral was held Monday, July
3rd in Hart's Grove and we laid pa to rest on the sunny hillside of the family
lot late in the afternoon. There were beautiful flowers covering the casket and
six comrades of the Widsor, G. A. R. acted as honorary pall bearers. The pastor
paid a splendid tribute to his honorable life.
Contributed by ~Shirley Brier~ October 10, 2005.
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