Daughter of Austin & Isabelle (Bush) Bouton.
Bertie Bouton, the 19-year daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Owen (Oliver Owen is her stepfather), living 1½ miles south of town was burned so badly last Friday evening that she died about 7:30 the following morning.
The victim of the accident was a child of misfortune. She was a bright and healthy little girl until the age of about 2½ years, when she and her brother were one day playing near the barn and she fell from a buggy, sustaining an injury to her spine which arrested further mental and physical development. She was never capable of carrying on a conversation and required almost constant attention and care from her relatives, who did all that was possible for her comfort. Her misfortune has been a very great affliction, both to herself and her relatives, and her death, cruel and tragic though it was, has brought release to a soul whose life has been one of great suffering. Notwithstanding her affliction, however, she was patient and tried to be cheerful. She liked music, was fond of company and enjoyed visiting. Even during the last hours of her suffering, she uttered not a murmur of complaint.
The funeral was conducted from the home Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. Randall, and burial took place in the Princeville Cemetery.
Princeville (IL) Heritage Museum obituary files, Book Z.
Obituary transcribed and submitted by Ethel.
Bertie Bouton, the 19-year daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Owen (Oliver Owen is her stepfather), living 1½ miles south of town was burned so badly last Friday evening that she died about 7:30 the following morning.
The victim of the accident was a child of misfortune. She was a bright and healthy little girl until the age of about 2½ years, when she and her brother were one day playing near the barn and she fell from a buggy, sustaining an injury to her spine which arrested further mental and physical development. She was never capable of carrying on a conversation and required almost constant attention and care from her relatives, who did all that was possible for her comfort. Her misfortune has been a very great affliction, both to herself and her relatives, and her death, cruel and tragic though it was, has brought release to a soul whose life has been one of great suffering. Notwithstanding her affliction, however, she was patient and tried to be cheerful. She liked music, was fond of company and enjoyed visiting. Even during the last hours of her suffering, she uttered not a murmur of complaint.
The funeral was conducted from the home Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. Randall, and burial took place in the Princeville Cemetery.
Princeville (IL) Heritage Museum obituary files, Book Z.
Obituary transcribed and submitted by Ethel.
Daughter of Austin & Isabelle (Bush) Bouton.
Bertie Bouton, the 19-year daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Owen (Oliver Owen is her stepfather), living 1½ miles south of town was burned so badly last Friday evening that she died about 7:30 the following morning.
The victim of the accident was a child of misfortune. She was a bright and healthy little girl until the age of about 2½ years, when she and her brother were one day playing near the barn and she fell from a buggy, sustaining an injury to her spine which arrested further mental and physical development. She was never capable of carrying on a conversation and required almost constant attention and care from her relatives, who did all that was possible for her comfort. Her misfortune has been a very great affliction, both to herself and her relatives, and her death, cruel and tragic though it was, has brought release to a soul whose life has been one of great suffering. Notwithstanding her affliction, however, she was patient and tried to be cheerful. She liked music, was fond of company and enjoyed visiting. Even during the last hours of her suffering, she uttered not a murmur of complaint.
The funeral was conducted from the home Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. Randall, and burial took place in the Princeville Cemetery.
Princeville (IL) Heritage Museum obituary files, Book Z.
Obituary transcribed and submitted by Ethel.
Bertie Bouton, the 19-year daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Owen (Oliver Owen is her stepfather), living 1½ miles south of town was burned so badly last Friday evening that she died about 7:30 the following morning.
The victim of the accident was a child of misfortune. She was a bright and healthy little girl until the age of about 2½ years, when she and her brother were one day playing near the barn and she fell from a buggy, sustaining an injury to her spine which arrested further mental and physical development. She was never capable of carrying on a conversation and required almost constant attention and care from her relatives, who did all that was possible for her comfort. Her misfortune has been a very great affliction, both to herself and her relatives, and her death, cruel and tragic though it was, has brought release to a soul whose life has been one of great suffering. Notwithstanding her affliction, however, she was patient and tried to be cheerful. She liked music, was fond of company and enjoyed visiting. Even during the last hours of her suffering, she uttered not a murmur of complaint.
The funeral was conducted from the home Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. Randall, and burial took place in the Princeville Cemetery.
Princeville (IL) Heritage Museum obituary files, Book Z.
Obituary transcribed and submitted by Ethel.
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buried Feb 6, 1905
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