Kevin Tyler Boucher, 17, of McLeansboro, passed away at 5:17 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro.
He was born in Paducah, Ky., on Dec. 16, 1989, the son of Kevin Boucher and Kathy (Garrett) Biggerstaff. He was a stock clerk at Tom's Price Rite Store in McLeansboro.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Monday at Temple Baptist Church in McLeansboro with the Rev. Scott Webb officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery near McLeansboro.
Visitation will be 1 p.m. Monday until service time at the church. At the request of the family, the casket will be closed.
Kevin is survived by his parents Kathy and Tim Biggerstaff of McLeansboro and Kevin Boucher of Murphysboro; sisters, Jill Sutton and husband Joe and son Cole of McLeansboro and Lindsay Hughes of Carbondale; brothers, Garrett and Carson Biggerstaff of McLeansboro; paternal grandparents, Chuck Boucher of Murphysboro and Carol and Jay Garavalia of Carbondale; maternal grandparents, Maurice and Betty Garrett of Sturgis, Ky., Ruby Alexander of Clay, Ky., and Rosetta Biggerstaff of McLeansboro; paternal great-grandparent, Florence Boucher of Murphysboro; maternal great-grandparent, Beulah Davis of McLeansboro and many uncles, aunts cousins.
He was preceded in death by grandmother Marie Gatewood, his grandfather Ralph Biggerstaff and an aunt, Andrea Boucher.
Kevin was a member of Temple Baptist Church. He loved to write music, play his guitar and go hunting and fishing.
Gholson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements where you may call 643-2321 for further information.
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McLEANSBORO — It was "definitely a tragic situation," a school official said of the vehicle wreck which claimed the life of a local teen-ager last week.
Kevin T. Boucher, 17, McLeansboro, died and two other people were injured when the teen's car and a power company service truck collided head-on about 5:09 p.m. Nov. 8 on state Route 142, about 1.2 miles north of McLeansboro, according to Illinois State Police at Carmi.
Boucher was pronounced dead at Hamilton Memorial Hospital following the wreck, police reported.
The teen, driving a 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier, was northbound on Route 142 when the car went into the southbound lane and collided head-on with an Ameren service truck driven by Larry L. Springer II, 28, of Dix.
Boucher was thrown from the car when it went off the northbound side of the road into a ditch, police reported. The Ameren truck went off the southbound side of the road and overturned, the report said.
Springer and a passenger in the truck, Ronald T. Lueking, 60, of Richview, were transported to Hamilton Memorial Hospital with major injuries; Springer and Lueking were wearing their seat belts, police reported.
On the day after the wreck, school counselors and psychologists were available at Hamilton County Junior/Senior High School to any students who wanted to talk about the tragedy, Principal Jeff Fetcho said Friday. Many students, though, simply gathered to talk among themselves, he said.
"I think it was a testament today ... that when (our students) are hurting, we're all hurting," Fetcho said.
Boucher's parents are Kathy and Tim Biggerstaff of McLeansboro and Kevin Boucher of Murphysboro. The teen was a member of Temple Baptist Church and worked as a stock clerk at Tom's Priced Right Foods in McLeansboro
He was born in Paducah, Ky., on Dec. 16, 1989, the son of Kevin Boucher and Kathy (Garrett) Biggerstaff. He was a stock clerk at Tom's Price Rite Store in McLeansboro.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Monday at Temple Baptist Church in McLeansboro with the Rev. Scott Webb officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery near McLeansboro.
Visitation will be 1 p.m. Monday until service time at the church. At the request of the family, the casket will be closed.
Kevin is survived by his parents Kathy and Tim Biggerstaff of McLeansboro and Kevin Boucher of Murphysboro; sisters, Jill Sutton and husband Joe and son Cole of McLeansboro and Lindsay Hughes of Carbondale; brothers, Garrett and Carson Biggerstaff of McLeansboro; paternal grandparents, Chuck Boucher of Murphysboro and Carol and Jay Garavalia of Carbondale; maternal grandparents, Maurice and Betty Garrett of Sturgis, Ky., Ruby Alexander of Clay, Ky., and Rosetta Biggerstaff of McLeansboro; paternal great-grandparent, Florence Boucher of Murphysboro; maternal great-grandparent, Beulah Davis of McLeansboro and many uncles, aunts cousins.
He was preceded in death by grandmother Marie Gatewood, his grandfather Ralph Biggerstaff and an aunt, Andrea Boucher.
Kevin was a member of Temple Baptist Church. He loved to write music, play his guitar and go hunting and fishing.
Gholson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements where you may call 643-2321 for further information.
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McLEANSBORO — It was "definitely a tragic situation," a school official said of the vehicle wreck which claimed the life of a local teen-ager last week.
Kevin T. Boucher, 17, McLeansboro, died and two other people were injured when the teen's car and a power company service truck collided head-on about 5:09 p.m. Nov. 8 on state Route 142, about 1.2 miles north of McLeansboro, according to Illinois State Police at Carmi.
Boucher was pronounced dead at Hamilton Memorial Hospital following the wreck, police reported.
The teen, driving a 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier, was northbound on Route 142 when the car went into the southbound lane and collided head-on with an Ameren service truck driven by Larry L. Springer II, 28, of Dix.
Boucher was thrown from the car when it went off the northbound side of the road into a ditch, police reported. The Ameren truck went off the southbound side of the road and overturned, the report said.
Springer and a passenger in the truck, Ronald T. Lueking, 60, of Richview, were transported to Hamilton Memorial Hospital with major injuries; Springer and Lueking were wearing their seat belts, police reported.
On the day after the wreck, school counselors and psychologists were available at Hamilton County Junior/Senior High School to any students who wanted to talk about the tragedy, Principal Jeff Fetcho said Friday. Many students, though, simply gathered to talk among themselves, he said.
"I think it was a testament today ... that when (our students) are hurting, we're all hurting," Fetcho said.
Boucher's parents are Kathy and Tim Biggerstaff of McLeansboro and Kevin Boucher of Murphysboro. The teen was a member of Temple Baptist Church and worked as a stock clerk at Tom's Priced Right Foods in McLeansboro
Kevin Tyler Boucher, 17, of McLeansboro, passed away at 5:17 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro.
He was born in Paducah, Ky., on Dec. 16, 1989, the son of Kevin Boucher and Kathy (Garrett) Biggerstaff. He was a stock clerk at Tom's Price Rite Store in McLeansboro.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Monday at Temple Baptist Church in McLeansboro with the Rev. Scott Webb officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery near McLeansboro.
Visitation will be 1 p.m. Monday until service time at the church. At the request of the family, the casket will be closed.
Kevin is survived by his parents Kathy and Tim Biggerstaff of McLeansboro and Kevin Boucher of Murphysboro; sisters, Jill Sutton and husband Joe and son Cole of McLeansboro and Lindsay Hughes of Carbondale; brothers, Garrett and Carson Biggerstaff of McLeansboro; paternal grandparents, Chuck Boucher of Murphysboro and Carol and Jay Garavalia of Carbondale; maternal grandparents, Maurice and Betty Garrett of Sturgis, Ky., Ruby Alexander of Clay, Ky., and Rosetta Biggerstaff of McLeansboro; paternal great-grandparent, Florence Boucher of Murphysboro; maternal great-grandparent, Beulah Davis of McLeansboro and many uncles, aunts cousins.
He was preceded in death by grandmother Marie Gatewood, his grandfather Ralph Biggerstaff and an aunt, Andrea Boucher.
Kevin was a member of Temple Baptist Church. He loved to write music, play his guitar and go hunting and fishing.
Gholson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements where you may call 643-2321 for further information.
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McLEANSBORO — It was "definitely a tragic situation," a school official said of the vehicle wreck which claimed the life of a local teen-ager last week.
Kevin T. Boucher, 17, McLeansboro, died and two other people were injured when the teen's car and a power company service truck collided head-on about 5:09 p.m. Nov. 8 on state Route 142, about 1.2 miles north of McLeansboro, according to Illinois State Police at Carmi.
Boucher was pronounced dead at Hamilton Memorial Hospital following the wreck, police reported.
The teen, driving a 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier, was northbound on Route 142 when the car went into the southbound lane and collided head-on with an Ameren service truck driven by Larry L. Springer II, 28, of Dix.
Boucher was thrown from the car when it went off the northbound side of the road into a ditch, police reported. The Ameren truck went off the southbound side of the road and overturned, the report said.
Springer and a passenger in the truck, Ronald T. Lueking, 60, of Richview, were transported to Hamilton Memorial Hospital with major injuries; Springer and Lueking were wearing their seat belts, police reported.
On the day after the wreck, school counselors and psychologists were available at Hamilton County Junior/Senior High School to any students who wanted to talk about the tragedy, Principal Jeff Fetcho said Friday. Many students, though, simply gathered to talk among themselves, he said.
"I think it was a testament today ... that when (our students) are hurting, we're all hurting," Fetcho said.
Boucher's parents are Kathy and Tim Biggerstaff of McLeansboro and Kevin Boucher of Murphysboro. The teen was a member of Temple Baptist Church and worked as a stock clerk at Tom's Priced Right Foods in McLeansboro
He was born in Paducah, Ky., on Dec. 16, 1989, the son of Kevin Boucher and Kathy (Garrett) Biggerstaff. He was a stock clerk at Tom's Price Rite Store in McLeansboro.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Monday at Temple Baptist Church in McLeansboro with the Rev. Scott Webb officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery near McLeansboro.
Visitation will be 1 p.m. Monday until service time at the church. At the request of the family, the casket will be closed.
Kevin is survived by his parents Kathy and Tim Biggerstaff of McLeansboro and Kevin Boucher of Murphysboro; sisters, Jill Sutton and husband Joe and son Cole of McLeansboro and Lindsay Hughes of Carbondale; brothers, Garrett and Carson Biggerstaff of McLeansboro; paternal grandparents, Chuck Boucher of Murphysboro and Carol and Jay Garavalia of Carbondale; maternal grandparents, Maurice and Betty Garrett of Sturgis, Ky., Ruby Alexander of Clay, Ky., and Rosetta Biggerstaff of McLeansboro; paternal great-grandparent, Florence Boucher of Murphysboro; maternal great-grandparent, Beulah Davis of McLeansboro and many uncles, aunts cousins.
He was preceded in death by grandmother Marie Gatewood, his grandfather Ralph Biggerstaff and an aunt, Andrea Boucher.
Kevin was a member of Temple Baptist Church. He loved to write music, play his guitar and go hunting and fishing.
Gholson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements where you may call 643-2321 for further information.
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McLEANSBORO — It was "definitely a tragic situation," a school official said of the vehicle wreck which claimed the life of a local teen-ager last week.
Kevin T. Boucher, 17, McLeansboro, died and two other people were injured when the teen's car and a power company service truck collided head-on about 5:09 p.m. Nov. 8 on state Route 142, about 1.2 miles north of McLeansboro, according to Illinois State Police at Carmi.
Boucher was pronounced dead at Hamilton Memorial Hospital following the wreck, police reported.
The teen, driving a 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier, was northbound on Route 142 when the car went into the southbound lane and collided head-on with an Ameren service truck driven by Larry L. Springer II, 28, of Dix.
Boucher was thrown from the car when it went off the northbound side of the road into a ditch, police reported. The Ameren truck went off the southbound side of the road and overturned, the report said.
Springer and a passenger in the truck, Ronald T. Lueking, 60, of Richview, were transported to Hamilton Memorial Hospital with major injuries; Springer and Lueking were wearing their seat belts, police reported.
On the day after the wreck, school counselors and psychologists were available at Hamilton County Junior/Senior High School to any students who wanted to talk about the tragedy, Principal Jeff Fetcho said Friday. Many students, though, simply gathered to talk among themselves, he said.
"I think it was a testament today ... that when (our students) are hurting, we're all hurting," Fetcho said.
Boucher's parents are Kathy and Tim Biggerstaff of McLeansboro and Kevin Boucher of Murphysboro. The teen was a member of Temple Baptist Church and worked as a stock clerk at Tom's Priced Right Foods in McLeansboro
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