Obit: BLACK, John "Jack" Elmer

["David Winter" <David_Winter_uid1419@yahoogroups.inv_ alid>]

John E. "Jack" Black

Born: April 04, 1938
Died: January 16, 2015

Black, John E. ³Jack² - It is with heavy hearts that we, the family of John
³Jack² Elmer Black of Little River, Cumberland County, announce his passing
on Friday, January 16, 2015. The youngest child of the late Ira and Annie
(Mitchell) Black, Jack leaves his loving wife of 52 years, Gloria (Hunsley);
son, Philip (Anne); grandson, Cody; and great-grandson, Kaiden Black
(deceased grandson Jeremy¹s son); daughter, Charlotte (John) Richard;
grandsons, Mitchell and Spencer Richard; son, Kendall (Shannon);
grandchildren, Paige, Rhyse and Jackson, all of Little River; sisters, Neita
Smith, Amherst; Jeanne Wallace, Halifax; Emma (Ed) Henderson, Little River;
brother, Rufus (Florence), Oxford; and many nieces and nephews. Jack was
predeceased by his grandson, Jeremy Black; brother, Shirley and his wife,
Opal; brother, Bert his wife, Lola; sister, Marge and her husband, Louis
Victor, and brothers-in-law, Don Wallace and Fred Smith. Jack worked for the
Department of Transportation for more than 25 years and was Superintendent
of the Provincial Paving Plant throughout Nova Scotia. He was a long time
member of the Church of the Nazarene, Oxford, holding various board
positions as well as Caravan leader and Sunday school teacher. He was
instrumental in the renovation of Big Lake Camp as well as co-chair of the
committee that built the Northumberland Athletic Park (located beside OREC).
Just a farm boy at heart, Jack loved the outdoors, John Wayne, Louis Lamour,
and was lovingly referred to as MacGyver when he frequently fixed things
with duct tape and baler twine or bandaged his own injuries with Kleenex and
electric tape. He lived life to the fullest; he loved storytelling, pie and
most of all his family. Visitation will be from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday,
January 19 in MacDiarmid¹s Funeral Home, 5075 Main Street, Oxford
(902-447-2930). A service of celebration for Jack¹s life will be held at 2
p.m. Tuesday, January 20 in the Church of the Nazarene, Oxford. In lieu of
flowers, donations in Jack¹s memory can be made to Birch Grove Cemetery, Big
Lake Camp or the charity of your choice. Private condolences may be sent to
the family by visiting www.mmcfunerals.com

[Collected by DAW, 19 Jan 2015]