Obit of Marcell Bonneau - McClain County OK b500 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marcell Bonneau Services Are Held - Purcell Pioneer Died in Los Angeles; Two Sons, Four Daughters Survive The Purcell Register - November 9, 1939 Death claimed another in the ranks of Purcell pioneers this week. Mr. Marcell Bonneau died Friday in Los Angeles, Calif., at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Eldon Williams. Funeral services were held here Tuesday morning at Our Lady of Victory church with Father Louis Hugo reading the mass. Mr. Bonneau was 82 years old at the time of his death. He was born in Canada in 1857 and came to the United States when he was 17; from Kansas he moved to Purcell about 1895. He was in business here for more than 40 years, retiring from his furniture and undertaking establishment in 1930. Since that time he had made his home with his daughters and sons, going to Los Angeles about six months ago. Two sons and four daughters survive him. They are Albert Bonneau of Ardmore, J.P. Bonneau of Ponca City; Mrs. Williams of Los angeles, Mrs. H.M. Anderson of Ponca city, Miss Helen Bonneau of Cleveland, Ohio, and Miss Marcelle Bonneau of Oklahoma City. Mrs. Bonneau died about 24 years ago; one son, Paul, also preceded him in death. Casket bearers were John Kress, Ed Price, M.B. Larran, F.J. Ferry, John Boudreau and Luis Groothouse. Interment was made in Hillside cemetery with the Yoakum funeral home in charge. A large number of friends from over the state were here for the services, especially from Ardmore, Norman and Oklahoma city. A delegation of nurses from Oklahoma City attended. Both Miss Helen and Miss Marcell Bonneau are graduate nurses. The latter was with her father in Los Angeles.