The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-10-31
DIR. r F.. A G
While Minister ing 20 OF. .ers, Con-
tracts Dreaded Influenza.

of Bamberg's most prominent and
successful physicians, died at his
home here last Friday evening at
seven o'clock, after a few days ILL
ness of pneumonia, brought on from
the effects of an attack of Spanish
influenza.
DR.. Black was born in Bamberg
about 80 years ago, being the sixth
child and fourth son of DR.. and Mrs.
]. B. Black. DR.. Black was educated
in the m and high schools at
Bamberg, leaving which he attended
Bailey Military institute at Edgefield,
from which ne graduated with hon
ors; upon his return home from
school, he, it seems, naturally turned
to the study of medicine, following
in the footsteps of his father and
elder brother, DR.. Robert Black, both
of whom we're and are prominent and
| successful physicians, and matricu-
lated at the South Carolina Medical
college at Charleston, from which in
stitution he graduated again with
honors, and Immediately entered
Roper hospital at Charleston, where
he remained as interre for about one
veal fitting himself for the useful
and successful practice that he at
tanned during his short career as a
practicing physician.
After leaving Charleston, DR.. Black
returned to his home town, Bamberg,
and Immediately entered upon the
practice of his profession as the
junior member of the firm of Black
Brothers, his brother, DR.. Robert
Black, being the senior member of
the firm, which enjoyed a very large
practice, not only in town but in al
most the entire county.
About two or three years ago, DR..
Black was happily married to Miss
Annie Mcleod, of Quiman, Ca, who
has been to him a wife and help
meet in the most sacred sense, al
ways ready and willing to do anything
to further the ambitions and aims of
her husband, and always trying to
help him in any and every way pos
sible. She with DR.. Blacks parents
and the following sisters and broth
ers survive him: M. J. Black, Mrs.
F. w. Free, DR.. Robert Black, DR..
Thomas Black, Clarence E. Black,
Miss Ethel Black and Miss Erma
Black; also Miss Thelma Bailey and
Mallie Lou Bailey, daughter and son
of his deceased sister, Mrs. F. N. K.
Bailey.
1t vas only a short time ago, that
DR.. Black volunteered his services
to the government in the medical de-
partment; had stood his examination
and stood 100 per cent on both ply
steal and mental and it was report
ed and said by some who were in
position to know, that he was booked
in Washington for a captains COM
mission, but died before being COM
missioned and called. All of DR..
Blacks brothers are within the draft
age and registered.
DR.. Black, since early boyhood,
was a consistent member of the Bam-
berg Baptist church, very prominent
in all the work connected Herewith,
and was president of the Berean
class, composed of some fifty-odd
men, and was always at his post every
Sunday morning unless he was away
ministering to the sick and helpless
and otherwise alleviating the suffer-
ings of mankind.
DR.. Charlie, as he was most ia
miliarly known to his friends and
patients, seemed to live not for him
self, but for the betterment of his
fellow-man, and for the alienation
of the pain and suffering of mankind
in general. 1t was while attending
his many patients who had been
stricken with Spanish influenza, try
ing to do all that he could to help
others, that he was stricken with that
dreaded malady, and from which he
never recovered. Almost his entire
family have been stricken, and his
devoted wife is now not able to be
up and was not able to attend his
funeral; neither was his father and
mother, both of whom have complete
ly broken themselves down trying to
nurse their children who were sick
with the influenza at the same time.
Surely, the relatives and friends of
DR.. Black need not worry about see
ing and being with him again, for if
there was ever a conscientious Chris
tian man, it was Charles F. Black,
and his popularity was manifested
nv the great number who attended