| Show last rites for morley L black held Satur saturday dav 17 funeral services were held for morley L black saturday sep september t ember ath 1951 under the direction of bishop william E palmer in the blanding ward chapel A large crowd attended to pay their respects to the family of brother black the opening prayer was offered by david P black a brother of morley speakers speaker were david J black george A hurst jr and albert R lyman music was furnished by a mixed quartette consisting of lea LeIah ah Matheson beva francis lyman and aaron harvey also an organ solo by mamie adams a duet by allie adams and aaron harvey and a request of their father the nine sons of morley black sang oh I 1 my father these sons are kelly kimbal oren glenn kline bill gus legrand and perry black speakers commented on the life of morley black of his sterling qualities and character of the love he had tor for his children ten and the joy he had in his home and as one speaker quoted he is happy be he king or peasant who finds joy in his i own home brother albert R lyman called attention to the wonderful contribution that morley black had made to the church not only through his own life and his own personal accomplishments ments but through his posterity noting i also that a good portion of the audience were related to brother black or his wives nellie and rachel he has contributed through his posterity material for bis bishops hoS for stake presidents for missionaries sion aries for sunday school superintendents people who are eligible and competent to fill any responsible position there in the church brother george A hurst jr in commenting on the life of brother black mentioned that in the 50 years he had known him he had never heard his tell a smutty yarn he had never heard him speak di disrespectful of the lords and never saw him in a place where he could not have officiated in the ordinances ot of the gospel of jesus christ comments were made on his clean life clean in his habits and dress people often remarked li he looked like he had just stepped out of a band box morley black will always be remembered for the good sport that he was he liked sports base ball basket ball and horse racing and especially did he like to dance almost up to the time he took ill III he and aunt rachel went to the dances often not to sit and watch but to dance he was born bom of godly parents nt s and had a testimony of gospel pel instilled in him from childhood which he also passe passed d on to his own paste posterity n t y an all but 4 of morley blacks black s f family m ily of 25 children were present at the services to pay their last respects to their father |
