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Pioneer Settler Called To Last Home

Another pioneer settler has gone from our midst and has answered the call to which all mortality must give heed. Ferdinand E. Bugeon, who has been a patient sufferer for some time, from heart trouble, passed away last Friday morning at his home on east Washington street.

Deceased was born in Mohawk, New York, Nov. 5, 1852 and came to Nebraska with his parents in 1857 where they settled on a farm in de Soto, where he spent his boyhood and early manhood days.

He was married to Miss Minnie Johnson October 28, 1885 and to this union five children were born, two daughters who passed away in infancy and three sons, Curtis, Harold and Russell, the first two residing in Kansas City, Mo. and Russell, the youngest attending an electrical engineering school in Chicago.

After marriage, the first ten years was spent on the old home farm after which he moved to Blair and entered the grocery business which he conducted for a number of years. He was a good business man and laid by enough of this world’s goods that he was able to live in comfort during his declining years and to leave his family in good circumstances.

He was a member of the Methodist church and a consistent Christian and had many friends who held him in high esteem. He was of a sociable kindly disposition and had a good word for everyone. He went through the early period of development of the county and could recount the important happenings of the early period with an exactness that was highly entertaining and it has been a delight to his friends to listen to these narrations. The funeral services which were held at the home on last Sunday at 2 P.M. were attended by a large gathering of early pioneer settlers who came to show their last respects to one of their fast disappearing members of pioneers and to offer sympathy to the surviving relatives who are left to mourn the departed loved one. The pall bearers were A. P. Compton, B. F. Haller, Frank Dudgeon, James Maher, John A. Rhoades and James R. Smith, all old and close friends of the deceased. Rev. O. U. McProud had charge of the services, both at the home and at the grave and his words of kindly cheer were pronounced from a fullness of heart that made them sink deep into the minds of the hearers and brought a great comfort to the grief stricken mourners.

He leaves to mourn him, his wife, three sons, Curtis P., now married and living in Kansas City, Mo., Harold B., also of Kansas City, Mo. and Russell E. Bugeon in school in Chicago and one sister, Mrs. C. P. Thomas of Pittsburg, Kansas, all of whom were present at the funeral ceremonies.

#2 Pilot 12 Nov 1924 Page 10

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Another Pioneer Gone

F. E. Bugeon Passed Away Last Friday At His Home In This City

After an illness of several months with heart trouble Fred E. Bugeon passed away last Friday morning at 4:30. He had been confined to his bed for some four weeks, only, but his heart had been bothering him for months before. He was conscious up to the last two days of his life on earth, when he became so weak he couldn’t talk.

His faithful wife was by his side at all times, and his son, Harold, of Kansas City, left his work and spent the last four weeks with his father, helping make his last days as comfortable as possible.

Both Curtis and Russell had been here to see their father, but had to go back to their work, returning for the funeral service, which was held at the residence on east Washington street at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. O. U. McProud officiating.

There was a large attendance for Mr. Bugeon was one of the early settlers of the county, coming here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Etienne C. Bugeon, in 1857 at the age of 5 years.

He was born in Mohawk, New York, November 5th, 1852, so was just two days past 72 years of age. He came with his parents to DeSoto township and he lived on the same farm for some forty years.

In 1894 he went into the grocery business and after a number of years he went back to the farm for two years and then sold the farm in 1909, buying the six acres just south of town he sold to Mr. Copenhaver five years ago, when he moved to the house where he died.

On October 28th, 1885 he was married to Miss Minnie Johnson and five children were born to them one daughter dying in infancy, and Ethel died at the age of 5 years and 4 months.

He is survived by his wife and three sons, Curtis P., and Harold B., both of Kansas City, Mo., where they are employed with Arctic Dairy Products Co., and Russell E. who is with the Commonwealth Edison Co. in Chicago. Also one sister, Mrs. C. P. Thomas, of Pittsburg, Kans., who was present for the funeral service.

Mr. Bugeon was always a good, clean citizen, as well as a kind and loving husband, father and friend. He had endured the hardships of the early pioneer days and in his later years enjoyed meeting with the old timers and recalling the early days in DeSoto, which at one time was quite a thriving village.

The pallbearers who carried the casket to its last resting place by the side of his parents and daughters were James Justice, Frank Dudgeon, Perch Compton, John Rhoades, B. F. Haller and Jas. E. Maher.

CARD OF THANKS: We wish in this way to thank the neighbors and friends who gave so freely of their assistance and sympathy during the illness and after the death of our dear husband and father. We wish to especially thank those who sent the beautiful flowers in his memory, Rev. O. U. McProud and the singers for their kindly service, the pallbearers and all who assisted in any way.

Mrs. F. E.Bugeon; Curtis P. Bugeon; Harold B. Bugeon; Russell E. Bugeon

#3 Nov., 1924 - The Tribune

PIONEER OF COUNTY IS CALLED TO REWARD

Death has again overtaken a pioneer of Washington county, this time summoning Ferdinand E. Burgeon who came to DeSoto with his parents in 1857. Mr. Bugeon died at his home in Blair on last Friday after an illness extending over a period of several months. Funeral services were held Sunday, with Rev. O. U. McProud in charge.

The subject of this sketch was born in Mohawk, N. Y., on November 5, 1852, and had just passed his 72nd birthday. Coming west with his parents in 1857 they settled on a farm in DeSoto township where Mr. Bugeon grew to manhood, being united in marriage to Miss Minnie Johnson on the 28th of October, 1885. To this union two daughters and three sons were born, the former dying in tender years.

The three sons, Curtis P. and Harold B. of Kansas City and Russell E. of Chicago, together with Mrs. Bugeon, are the surviving members of the family.

In 1894 the Burgeon family moved to Blair, where Mr. Bugeon engaged in the grocery business, which he continued for a number of years. Later he retired and had since made his home here, where he had a wide acquaintance and numbered his friends by the host.

He was a man of sterling worth and was a devoted husband and father.

~~~ Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library ~~~

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