McClain County, Oklahoma
Obituaries
Emile Boudreau
Purcell Register
Feburary 22, 1968, page 2
Boudreau Rites are Held Here
Funeral services for one of Purcell's oldest
pioneers were held here Tuesday morning with friends and relatives from
a wide area of the state attending.
Services for Emile Boudreau, 82, were held in Our
Lady of Victory church, with Father John Wade officating. Interment was
in Hillside cemetery under the direction of the Conner-Roberts funeral
home.
A resident of Purcell for more than 79 years,
Boudreau worked for over 30 years for the Trudgeon Lumber Company. He
had been retired for several years and died early Sunday following an
illness of several months.
A complete obituary is carried on page 13 of this issue.
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Purcell Register
Feburary 22, 1968, page 13
Emile Boudreau Buried Tuesday
Had Lived In Purcell 79 Years
Emile J. Boudreau, 82, a resident of Purcell for 79
years, died early Sunday at his home. He had been in failing health for
several months.
Born at Aurora, Kansas, he moved to Purcell with his
parents at an early age. On Feb. 15, 1911, he married Nelda L. Cardinal
at Purcell.
Boudreau was employed as bookkeeper at the Trudgeon
Lumber Co. for 31 years and later worked for the Naval Air Gunnery
School near Lexington and the Wilson Furniture company. He had been
retired for several years.
A rosary service was held at the Conner-Roberts
chapel Monday evening and the funeral service at Our Lady of Victory
Tuesday morning, with Father John Wade officiating. Interment was in
Hillside cemetery.
In addition to his wife, Nelda, of the home,
Boudreau is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Stella M. Hoye, Wichita,
Kan; Mrs. Mary Agnes Matheson, Raynham, Mass.; six sons, Steve of
Oklahoma City, Raphael and Bill, both of Dallas, texas; George of
Bethany; and Alphonse of San Pablo, Calif.; 21 grandchildren and 9
great-grandchildren.
Casket bearers were Buddy Williams, Robert Stephens,
Henry Dumas, Clarence Dumas, Leo Marquis, and Henry Giroux.
Submitted by: Susan Gabel