The Forrest City times., 1912-01-05
Uncle Bob Norment Dead.

Robert (Uncle Bob Norment, q gentleman of the old school, died at his home at Whitmore. Ark. yester. day morning. In accordance with his often expressed wish, he will be buried today at Forrest City, Ark. beside the body Of his wife, To whom he was supremely devoted during fife
 Uncle Bob numbered his friends in West Tennessee and Eastern Ark ansas by the hundreds He was known for his bighearted generosity and old time Southern hospitality, never turn ing even the meaneSt tramp from his door without food or shelter
 He was great lover of hounds, and had followed the chase practically all his life. from early boyhood. He talked to his hounds as he would to- human friend. He had lived alone with no other friends but his dogs and pony for several years, as his wife was dead and he had no children, and indeed. no relative nearer than Memphis. He was well known in this city. where lie had number of friends
 When boy lie went to school at the Falkner school on Mccall avenue. He was schoolmate of Col. Wm. II. Carrol and the late Senator Thos B. Hurley. The mother of Tom John son, former mayor of Cleveland. was also pupil of the school at that time.
 A number of years age he went to Arkansas, where for the last few years he had lived with his pony and his hounds for company and amuse- ment To George Taylor he entrust- ed the affairs of his burial, impressing his friend with his one great desire that his body rest beside that of his wife.-Commereial Appeal
 The body was shipped here Satur- day morning, and the funeral was held Sunday morning from Stevens Undertaking Parlofs. Interment was held in the Forrest City cemetery, Rev. Geo. II. kirker, officiating.
 Deceased was well known and high ly esteemed by all of his friends, of whom he had great number in this county. The C. A. article so fully and tittingly expresses the character istics of the man that we feel thatany words that We might write in addition thereto would be superflous.
 His sister, Mrs. II. E. Perkins, and a niece, Mrs. Daisy Mulheron, and her daughter Sarah, of Memphis, attend ed the funeral.
 We join the host of other friends of the bereayed family in sincere and heartfelt sympathy.
 The following particulars of Uncle Bob's death was furnished The Times by MT. W. B. Ainsworth, Assistant Undertaken:
 R. W. Norment, aged about 70 years, supposed to have died some time Thursday evening, was found Friday by MT. F. C.. Wilson and a negro who went up to his house. Heart disease was in all probability the cause of his death, as he had just shaved and cleaned up, with the in- tention of going away from home for the day, and when taken sick started for the bed and fell by the side of the bed and was found in this condition with one hand upon the bed. Friends put him on the bed and sent word to MT. George Taylor, and he in turn or dered Undertaken A l.. Stevens to take charge.
 Assistant Undertaken AinsWorth, with Messrs. Taylor, Aven and Coron- CT Todd went over to Whitmore, and secured wagon and team and brought the remains 10 Whitmore and the''.e to Forrest City on the mid nie train. Friday night, and same Wa mbalmed awaiting the arrival of feldtiYes.