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HOWARD P BLACK

SACO — Howard P. Black, 69, of 246 North St., died Tuesday at his home. He was born in Dedham, Oct. 25, 1894, son of Wallace and Lenora Goodwin Black. Mr. Black was a graduate of Bangor High School and attended the University of Maine. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Saco Lodge, AF and AM, Annette Chapter, OES, the First Parish Congregational Church and was a 32nd degree Mason. He was a salesman for many years with the Boston Varnish Co., and the Burton Brush Co both of Boston. Later he was a self employed carpenter and painter. Surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Ronald Jackson of Kennebunk, Mrs. Donald Doe of Tenant’s Harbor, Miss Alice J. Black and Mrs. Alfred G. Berry, both of Saco; a brother Lester M. Black of Saco. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 pm at the First Parish Congregational Church Interment will be in Buxton Lower Corner Cemetery.²

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OBITUARY

Wednesday, January 15, 1930, marked the passing of our oldest citizen, Jesse Taylor Black, at his home here, at the age of ninety-two years and eleven days. He was born in Palermo, oldest son of Benonl and Mary Norton Black. There were three brothers, Wallace, Henry, and John. The mother having died, their father came with his family to Dedham when Mr. Black was ten years of age, and he had always made this town his home. Hla father married here, Clara Johnson, who waa a kind mother to the four boys. Of this union there was one daughter, Mary. The deceased married Miss Julia Ana Burrill, and there was one son by this union, Wallace B., whose mother died when he was very young, and he waa cared for by his grandparents. Joslah and Maranda Burrlll, until Mr. Black married for hlis second wife, Miss Emeline Wheeler of East Bucksport, the mother of Mr. Black's two younger sons, Everett and Herbert, and whom he survived six years. In hls early life, Mr. Black was employed in the tannery in this village. In the early 60's he took up hie resident In the village, where he spent the remainder of hls life. For seven years he was a partner of H. P. Burrlll in the grocery store and mills formerly a owned by Messrs Parker and Pearl. For thirty-nine years he was a member of the Congregational church, and served as deacon for the same period of time. For over fifteen years he taught the adult class in Sunday school, and when age and falling health prevented him from performing these duties, he waa greatly missed, but it can be said of him, "his works do follbw him. Of hls family there are left a sister, Mrs. Mary Hunter of Pittsfield, a brother, Wallace W. Black of Dedham, three sons, Wallace B. of Saco, Everett and Herbert of Dedham, the latter living on the homestead where Mr. Black died. Tlere are nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The funeral was held Friday, at the church, the pastor. Rev. Lewis Distant, officiating. William Mitchell sang, "And, I Shall See Him Face to Face". There were many beautiful flowers. The bearers were hls two sons, ' Wallace and Everett Black, Richard Emery and Fred Black. . Interment was in Parker cemetery. Jan. 20¹⁷