Pauline M. Black, “Polly,”
88, of Butler, passed away on Monday afternoon at
Concordia Good Samaritan Hospice after a short
illness.
The daughter of the late John W. P. Mitchell and
Sarah Christiana Simpson Mitchell, Polly was born
August 13th, 1922, in Gates County, North Carolina.
She was a member of Nixon United Methodist Church in
Penn Township. Polly graduated from East Carolina
Teacher’s College and taught high school chemistry
in North Carolina. During World War II, she worked
at the Pentagon as a cryptologist for Signal Corps.
She was instrumental in the creation of kindergarten
classes in the Butler School District in the late
1950s. Polly participated in the Intermediate League
as chair of the antique show and volunteered with
both the Hospital Auxiliary and Sunnyview. After
raising her children, Polly worked as an office
assistant to Dr. Ernest E. Moore in Butler. One of
Polly’s greatest interests was Duplicate Bridge, at
which she succeeded in becoming a Life Master. She
loved spending time with her family, playing
Scrabble, and helping her neighbors at The Orchard.
Polly is survived by her
three children: Susan (David) Campbell of Maketu,
New Zealand; Christine (Earl) Taylor of Butler; and
Arthur (Janet) Black, III of Renfrew; and four
grandchildren, Dylan (Amey Hutchins) Steinberg of
Philadelphia; Joshua Taylor of Butler; Erin Black of
Gallup, NM; and Arthur Black, IV of Bloomington, IN.
She is also survived by one brother, William P.
Mitchell, and by many nieces and nephews.
Polly was preceded in death
by her two sisters, Mildred Rountree and Doris
Weaver.
Friends will be received
Wednesday, July 20, 2011, from 2 to 4 and 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc.,
124 East North Street, Butler, PA 16001. Funeral
Service will be held immediately following at 7:30
p.m. with Pastor Bruce Merritt of Nixon United
Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial will be at Northside Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please
consider a contribution to Concordia at the Orchard:
1312 N. Main Street Ext., Butler, PA 16001.
