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Headline Young Business Man Succumbs to Pneumonia
Text 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.
Newspaper or Funeral Home Cassville Repbulican
Date Jan 20, 1916, Thursday
Death Cert Link Death Certificate
Resource State Historical Society of MO Microfilm
Submitted by Donna Cooper