Howard Black

1927 – 2011

Past Western District, Howard County Commissioner, Howard Payne Black passed away December 8, 2011 at Golden Living Center. He was 83 years of age.

Mr. Black was born December 16, 1927 in East St. Louis, IL to Edwin and Pearl Maupin Black. He graduated from Glasgow High School in 1947. Howard and Gloria W. Crowley were married October 14, 1951 at the Methodist Parsonage in Glasgow. He served in the United States Army from 195 to 1957. Howard farmed most of his life and served as the Western District Howard County Commissioner for 15 years retiring in 2009. He was a member of the Richland Christian Church, Missouri County Commissioner’s Association, American Legion and the Glasgow Co-Op Board. He was a big part of establishing the FFA auctions at Glasgow High School.

Besides his wife of 60 years, he is survived by two sons, Douglas and wife, Eliane Q de A Black of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Curtis and his wife, Cindy Black of Glasgow, one sister, Rachel Richmond of Boonville, four grandchildren, Christopher and Meg Black and Corey and Kayla Black. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Loretta Meyer.

Funeral services will be 2 PM, Monday, December 12 at the Friemonth-Freese Funeral Home in Glasgow with Revs. James Crooks and Don White officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Burial with military honors will be at Rosehill Cemetery south of Glasgow with Marvin Hilgedick, Gary Dillon, Scott, Tracy, Rodney and Curtis Sanders, Gary Stallman, Andy Diehls and Dennis Meyer serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were Lowell Eaton, Bill Lay, Terry Sanders, James Conrow, Bert Hilden, Stanley and Billy Clark, Jim Ferguson and Allen Boggs.

Memorials are suggested to Rosehill Cemetery in care of Friemonth-Freese Funeral Service, 112 Market St., Glasgow, MO 65254.