FARMINGTON TIMES, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Friday, March 10, 1916 DEATH OF A GOOD NEGRO Gene Sutherland, colored, who for many years has been a valuable and trusted employe in Jacob Helber's Hardware establishment, died Wednesday morning at 6 o'clock at his home in this city. Gene's death is mourned by all who knew him, as he was one of those splendid negroes, now becoming altogether too rare, who knew his place and apparently had no desire to work out of it. Certain it is that he never indicated any desire to force himself on anyone. He was loved and respected by all who knew him at his real worth, and his employer would as soon place Gene as guard over his money box as he would anyone else in his employ. He was indeed a credit and an honor to his race. Peace to his ashes.