Volney Emery Black, 97, of Orem died Monday, June 12, 2000.
He was born in Cowley, Wyoming on July 14, 1902 to John Franklin Black and Eliza Rosetta King. He married Pearl Sanders Black on April 2, 1924, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
His parents were part of a group of LDS people from central and southern Utah who traveled to northern Wyoming in 1900 to settle the Big Horn Basin. His father died on his 11th birthday and left his mother with six small children to raise. After working on their ranch to help his mother support the family, he graduated from Cowley High School. Later, he and his brother, Jack, bought the family ranch and were partners in its operation until the mid-1990's.
In 1926 he and Pearl moved to Laramie, Wyoming where he began a long and successful career with the Union Pacific Railroad. For 10 years he worked part of the year on the railroad in Laramie and returned to the ranch when the railroad business was slow. In 1941 he was promoted to engineer. During his career he ran the big streamliner trains, including the City of Los Angeles, City of Portland, and the City of Oakland. He especially enjoyed running the rail fan steam engine trains and dressing up in full "engineer" attire. Volney retired in January 1971.
He took an active part in the LDS church and served as a counselor in the bishopric in Cowley and as a high councilor in the Cheyenne Stake. He also served as ward clerk of the Laramie Ward for many years. As chairman of the building committee, he was instrumental in securing the building site and necessary funding for the first Laramie Ward chapel.
Volney and Pearl moved from Laramie to Orem in 1975. He spent 19 winters in Mesa, Arizona and especially enjoyed dancing, golfing, and traveling. He was an avid gardener and took great pride in his yard both in Laramie and Orem. He always stuck with a job until it was done and was famous for saying "there's no such thing as a small job."
Survivors include three daughters and one son, Velna Blood, Evetta Sue Averett, and Beth Black, all of Orem; and Franklin Black of Collbran, Colorado; 19 grandchildren, 66 great-grandchildren, two great great-grand-children; two brothers and one sister, John K. Black of Lovell, Wyoming; Wilson Lythgoe of Sacramento, California; and Irene Belue of Billings, Montana. The last eight years of his life he enjoyed a special friendship with Jo Walkowiak.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Pearl; daughter, Joyce Black Reasch; great grandson, Tyler Grandalen; brothers, Parnell and Clinton Black; and sister, Melba Nebeker.
Funeral services will be Friday, June 16, at 1 p.m. in the Orem Cascade Stake Center at 481 E. Center. Friends may call Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Sundberg Olpin Mortuary or Friday at the chapel at 12 noon. Burial will be in the Orem City Cemetery.
Published in The Deseret News June 14 2000
He was born in Cowley, Wyoming on July 14, 1902 to John Franklin Black and Eliza Rosetta King. He married Pearl Sanders Black on April 2, 1924, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
His parents were part of a group of LDS people from central and southern Utah who traveled to northern Wyoming in 1900 to settle the Big Horn Basin. His father died on his 11th birthday and left his mother with six small children to raise. After working on their ranch to help his mother support the family, he graduated from Cowley High School. Later, he and his brother, Jack, bought the family ranch and were partners in its operation until the mid-1990's.
In 1926 he and Pearl moved to Laramie, Wyoming where he began a long and successful career with the Union Pacific Railroad. For 10 years he worked part of the year on the railroad in Laramie and returned to the ranch when the railroad business was slow. In 1941 he was promoted to engineer. During his career he ran the big streamliner trains, including the City of Los Angeles, City of Portland, and the City of Oakland. He especially enjoyed running the rail fan steam engine trains and dressing up in full "engineer" attire. Volney retired in January 1971.
He took an active part in the LDS church and served as a counselor in the bishopric in Cowley and as a high councilor in the Cheyenne Stake. He also served as ward clerk of the Laramie Ward for many years. As chairman of the building committee, he was instrumental in securing the building site and necessary funding for the first Laramie Ward chapel.
Volney and Pearl moved from Laramie to Orem in 1975. He spent 19 winters in Mesa, Arizona and especially enjoyed dancing, golfing, and traveling. He was an avid gardener and took great pride in his yard both in Laramie and Orem. He always stuck with a job until it was done and was famous for saying "there's no such thing as a small job."
Survivors include three daughters and one son, Velna Blood, Evetta Sue Averett, and Beth Black, all of Orem; and Franklin Black of Collbran, Colorado; 19 grandchildren, 66 great-grandchildren, two great great-grand-children; two brothers and one sister, John K. Black of Lovell, Wyoming; Wilson Lythgoe of Sacramento, California; and Irene Belue of Billings, Montana. The last eight years of his life he enjoyed a special friendship with Jo Walkowiak.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Pearl; daughter, Joyce Black Reasch; great grandson, Tyler Grandalen; brothers, Parnell and Clinton Black; and sister, Melba Nebeker.
Funeral services will be Friday, June 16, at 1 p.m. in the Orem Cascade Stake Center at 481 E. Center. Friends may call Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Sundberg Olpin Mortuary or Friday at the chapel at 12 noon. Burial will be in the Orem City Cemetery.
Published in The Deseret News June 14 2000
Volney Emery Black, 97, of Orem died Monday, June 12, 2000.
He was born in Cowley, Wyoming on July 14, 1902 to John Franklin Black and Eliza Rosetta King. He married Pearl Sanders Black on April 2, 1924, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
His parents were part of a group of LDS people from central and southern Utah who traveled to northern Wyoming in 1900 to settle the Big Horn Basin. His father died on his 11th birthday and left his mother with six small children to raise. After working on their ranch to help his mother support the family, he graduated from Cowley High School. Later, he and his brother, Jack, bought the family ranch and were partners in its operation until the mid-1990's.
In 1926 he and Pearl moved to Laramie, Wyoming where he began a long and successful career with the Union Pacific Railroad. For 10 years he worked part of the year on the railroad in Laramie and returned to the ranch when the railroad business was slow. In 1941 he was promoted to engineer. During his career he ran the big streamliner trains, including the City of Los Angeles, City of Portland, and the City of Oakland. He especially enjoyed running the rail fan steam engine trains and dressing up in full "engineer" attire. Volney retired in January 1971.
He took an active part in the LDS church and served as a counselor in the bishopric in Cowley and as a high councilor in the Cheyenne Stake. He also served as ward clerk of the Laramie Ward for many years. As chairman of the building committee, he was instrumental in securing the building site and necessary funding for the first Laramie Ward chapel.
Volney and Pearl moved from Laramie to Orem in 1975. He spent 19 winters in Mesa, Arizona and especially enjoyed dancing, golfing, and traveling. He was an avid gardener and took great pride in his yard both in Laramie and Orem. He always stuck with a job until it was done and was famous for saying "there's no such thing as a small job."
Survivors include three daughters and one son, Velna Blood, Evetta Sue Averett, and Beth Black, all of Orem; and Franklin Black of Collbran, Colorado; 19 grandchildren, 66 great-grandchildren, two great great-grand-children; two brothers and one sister, John K. Black of Lovell, Wyoming; Wilson Lythgoe of Sacramento, California; and Irene Belue of Billings, Montana. The last eight years of his life he enjoyed a special friendship with Jo Walkowiak.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Pearl; daughter, Joyce Black Reasch; great grandson, Tyler Grandalen; brothers, Parnell and Clinton Black; and sister, Melba Nebeker.
Funeral services will be Friday, June 16, at 1 p.m. in the Orem Cascade Stake Center at 481 E. Center. Friends may call Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Sundberg Olpin Mortuary or Friday at the chapel at 12 noon. Burial will be in the Orem City Cemetery.
Published in The Deseret News June 14 2000
He was born in Cowley, Wyoming on July 14, 1902 to John Franklin Black and Eliza Rosetta King. He married Pearl Sanders Black on April 2, 1924, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
His parents were part of a group of LDS people from central and southern Utah who traveled to northern Wyoming in 1900 to settle the Big Horn Basin. His father died on his 11th birthday and left his mother with six small children to raise. After working on their ranch to help his mother support the family, he graduated from Cowley High School. Later, he and his brother, Jack, bought the family ranch and were partners in its operation until the mid-1990's.
In 1926 he and Pearl moved to Laramie, Wyoming where he began a long and successful career with the Union Pacific Railroad. For 10 years he worked part of the year on the railroad in Laramie and returned to the ranch when the railroad business was slow. In 1941 he was promoted to engineer. During his career he ran the big streamliner trains, including the City of Los Angeles, City of Portland, and the City of Oakland. He especially enjoyed running the rail fan steam engine trains and dressing up in full "engineer" attire. Volney retired in January 1971.
He took an active part in the LDS church and served as a counselor in the bishopric in Cowley and as a high councilor in the Cheyenne Stake. He also served as ward clerk of the Laramie Ward for many years. As chairman of the building committee, he was instrumental in securing the building site and necessary funding for the first Laramie Ward chapel.
Volney and Pearl moved from Laramie to Orem in 1975. He spent 19 winters in Mesa, Arizona and especially enjoyed dancing, golfing, and traveling. He was an avid gardener and took great pride in his yard both in Laramie and Orem. He always stuck with a job until it was done and was famous for saying "there's no such thing as a small job."
Survivors include three daughters and one son, Velna Blood, Evetta Sue Averett, and Beth Black, all of Orem; and Franklin Black of Collbran, Colorado; 19 grandchildren, 66 great-grandchildren, two great great-grand-children; two brothers and one sister, John K. Black of Lovell, Wyoming; Wilson Lythgoe of Sacramento, California; and Irene Belue of Billings, Montana. The last eight years of his life he enjoyed a special friendship with Jo Walkowiak.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Pearl; daughter, Joyce Black Reasch; great grandson, Tyler Grandalen; brothers, Parnell and Clinton Black; and sister, Melba Nebeker.
Funeral services will be Friday, June 16, at 1 p.m. in the Orem Cascade Stake Center at 481 E. Center. Friends may call Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Sundberg Olpin Mortuary or Friday at the chapel at 12 noon. Burial will be in the Orem City Cemetery.
Published in The Deseret News June 14 2000
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