Louie Bouvier, who has been a resident of DeSoto for many years, was taken ill Sunday, and died Friday morning at 5 o’clock. He had a bad cold which turned into pneumonia which resulted in his death. He carried $2,000 insurance to a sister. Mr. Bouvier was a single man of about thirty two years. The funeral was held at the M.E. church Sunday at 1 o’clock, and in charge of the Maccabees of which he was a member. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Vallow.

#2-16 Jan., 1902 - Blair Courier - Louis C. Bouvier

The funeral of Louis C. Bouvier was held at the DeSoto school house last Sunday at 1:30, Rev. J. W. Larkin of the Congregational church of this place officiating. The W.O.W. lodge of DeSoto had charge of the services until the body reached this city when the Maccabees took charge and conducted their impressive burial service at the grave. Mr. Bouvier was forty two years of age, and had lived with his mother up to the time of her death a few years ago, and was never married. He caught a severe cold at a sale on Saturday, and on Sunday an aggravated case of pneumonia set in which defied the skill and care of physicians and friends. His death occurred at 5 o’clock Friday morning after less than a week’s illness. He was one of a family of six children, all of whom were at the funeral except one sister who lives in W. Virginia. He was an honest, hard working man, and had a host of friends. He carried $1,000 in both the W.O.W. and K.O.T.M lodges and was in good standing when death claimed him.

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

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