Obituary of Margaret "Pearl" (Elliott) Black, 2001; Baker Co., OR
Surnames: Black, Crabtree, Elliott,, Hinkson, Leonard, Wattenburger,
Christians, Warren, VanFossen

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'Pearl' Black 

Margaret "Pearl" Black, 89, of Baker City, died Jan. 24, 2001, at Prairie
Acres Foster Care home in Baker City. 

Her funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at the Poole-Larsen Funeral Home, 1100
Charnelton St., in Eugene. Vault interment will be at Lane Memorial
Garden in Eugene. 

Mrs. Black was born Nov. 30, 1911, at Eugene to Willis H. and Maggie Crabtree
Elliott. She lived in Eugene for most of her early years. In 1930 she married
Robert N. Hinkson. They had two children: Pat Hinkson Leonard and Bud Hinkson.
Mr. Hinkson died in 1946. 

Mrs. Black worked for many years as a restaurant manager and owner. In 1950
she married Harold Black. They lived in Lowell. 

She was very active in the church and Grange, and she made many wonderful
friends. After she retired, she moved to Baker City and lived at Elkhorn
Village. 

She enjoyed playing bridge, bingo or just reading. Her favorite book was her
Bible, and she was always involved in a Bible study. She was a member of the
First Baptist Church in Eugene and later attended the Baker Bible Church and
Haines Baptist Church. The last few years of her life she lived at Prairie
Acres Foster Care home. 

The delights of her life were her grandchildren. She referred to them as the
flowers in the garden of her heart. She was a loving and cherished mother and
grandmother. She will be greatly missed but is now rejoicing in her heavenly
home. 

Mrs. Black is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Pat and John Leonard of
Baker City; daughter-in-law, Shirley Hinkson; grandchildren, Brad Leonard of
Albany, Kirk Leonard and his wife, Michelle, of La Grande, Rory Leonard and
his wife, Linda, of Haines, Shan Wattenburger and her husband, Bruce, of
Redmond, Jon Hinkson and his wife, Anita, of New Haven, Conn., and Joi
Christians and her husband, Roy, of Deerfoot, Ill.; great-grandchildren, Zack
Leonard, Beka Leonard, Allyson Wattenburger, Kyle Wattenburger, Jayce Leonard,
David Christians, Laura Christians, Vienna Hinkson and Geneva Hinkson. 

Mrs. Black was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Robert N.
Hinkson and Harold Black; her son, Bud Hinkson; and sisters, Thelma E. Warren
and Ruth VanFossen. 

Memorial contributions may be made to Campus Crusade, in care of the
Poole-Larsen Funeral Home in Eugene or the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950
Place St. in Baker City.