Obit of Josephine Marquis Boudreau & Card of Thanks - McClain County OK Submitted by: Susan Gabel 3 Sep 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Purcell Register - January 19, 1922 Mrs. Josephine Marquis Boudreau, wife of mr. John Boudreau, after a sickness of many months, died Saturday morning at three o'clock, and funeral services were held in the Catholic church, Father Van Wees officiating, on Monday morning at ten o'clock. Mrs. Boudreau was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on the 10th day of January in the year 1859. In 1879 she was married to Mr. John Boudreau, and was the mother of eleven children, two of whom died at an early age, the other nine are all living in Purcell, except her daughter Rosa, Mrs. Sullins, who lives in Pampa, Texas. The Boudreau family moved to Purcell in 1890, and have lived here for thirty two years. During that time they have made many friends. The large attendance at the funeral and the many bouquets of beautiful flowers were a token of the respect in which they are held by the people of Purcell. ------------- Card of Thanks Mr. John Boudreau and family wish to express their most sincere thanks to all who have assisted so generously during the long illness of the wife and mother, and are very thankful for the great sympathy shown to them, also for the beautiful offerings of flowers.