The Springdale news., 1919-04-18
IN MEMORIAM.
BLACK BURN.

Back To the scenes of his child
hood: back to the scenes of his early
manhood and early successes, and back
to the graves of his forbears, the
body of j. A. C. Blackburn of Rogers
was carried Tuesday to War Eagle
Mills. The funeral eortege, simple
yet elegant beyond the most fanciful
of the day dreams of his boyhood OF
what funeral might be, passed over
roads and along wooded trails, every
foot of which he knew; passed by the
place and house of his birth, and then
to the cemetery where relatives for
several generations past have been
laid to rest. There all that was NOR
tai of one of the most charitable, dis
tinguished and loved citizens North
west Arkansas has ever produced was
laid away His grave was garlanded
with flowers, but today they have
faded and withered. The little
fringe of grass surrounding has
sprung up again, despite the tramp
ling underfoot by the many who gath
cred to pay their last respects to him
in the flesh, but it also will Wither
The stately trees that waved and
beckoned at the assemblage will in the
years to come die and decay, but the
memory of Jim Blackburn will live
not forever, but as long as flows Wal
Eagle river, along the north of the lit
tie cemetery in which as youth he
was wont to disport himself with his
playmates
Like sleep comes to child rock
ed in his mothers arms came death tt
the man whose lifetime was one de.
voted to expending seemingly endless
energy Of rather nervous TEN
permanent, it seems strange that thu
end should have been marked by quiei
resignation but it was not until aftel
tenacious fight for life had provee
futile This he realized for consciou.
to the last, he remarked that my
time is short" and was gone Sur
rounded by relatives and friends VII,
for weeks and months had ministeres
to his every want, he voiced no vail
regrets. His house had been put il
order and he was not afraid to JON
those who have gone before and NEE
his Maker Death came at 12:25
Sunday morning, April 6, 1919. H
was almost 78 years of age
Funeral services, held at his lat
residence on North Fourth stree
Tuesday morning, April s. were mos
impressive. In attendance were me-
women and children from all station
in life, for they were all his friends
All business houses in Rogers by tn
proclamation of Mayor H. L. Funk
were asked to close their doors, durin,
the funeral hour, and did He woul
not have wished such honor for h
asked that his departure cause no
even ripple on the walks of life. J
solo, sung by Mrs Lee NJ. Harris. wa
in accordance with his request, tn
only musical feature. Followin,
was the short though brilliant al
dress of W. F. D. Batter whose eulog,
over the departed omitted nothing
He recounted the love of Mr.. Black
burn for his fellow man, his disappro
val OF sham and cunning bushes!
methods and his approval and mora
and financial support for every eooe
Undertaking whether it benefit som,
individual, his home city, the state 81
society in general The service.
were closed by the Masonic Lodge. Of
which he had been a member since
the Civil war Knights Templar who
had watched at his bier since death
acted as guard Of honor at the funeral
and escorted the body to War Eagle
where large eoncourse had gathered
to pay homage. The Masonic lodge
Of War Eagle, Of which he was once
member attended in body. but the
services we're conducted by the
knights Templar. BY the side of his
first wife, the former Ellen Van
Wrinkle, IN accordance with a mutual
decision with his widow reached many
years ago, he was laid to rest. Mrs.
Blackburn, at her demise is to be
placed by the side OF her first hus-
band, Mack Harris at Springdale
James Alexander Cameron Black
burn was born at War Eagle Mills
August %, 1871. in the house which
still stands on the west side of the
river at the bridge approach. He