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J. Valentine Boucher Succumbs When Blood Poisoning Develops—Opened Big Central City Mines—He Re sided Here Thirty-Five Years. J. Valentine Boucher, 46 years old, for more than thirty-five years a res ident of Joplin, died from blood poi soning at his home, No. 2308 Penn sylvania avenue, at 5:20 o'clock yes terday afternoon. His illness cov ered a period of three weeks, but his condition became dangerous yester day morning. Blood poisoning devel oped from a carbunele. Mr. Boucher was born in Natches, Miss., in 1869. When 10 years old his parents moved to Joplin, Mr. Boucher had lived in the vicinity of Joplin since that time. For twenty five years he was engaged in mining. Greatly through his energy, several mines in Central City were opened years ago. He also was associated with a number of other mines of the district. Mr. Boucher is survived by a widow and two daughters, Dang Boucher of Salt Lake City, and Paul ine Boucher of Joplin; a mother, Mrs. M. 8. Boucher, No. 436 North Wall street, who now is in New Jer sey; two brothers, Leon and Cyril Boucher of Joplin; seven s«aleters, Mra, Josie Davis of Tulea, Okla, Mra. I. F. Smith of Wilmington, Del., Mesdames A. BE. Maitland, ©. A. Stone and A. JL. Treese of Joplin, and Mies Ida Boucher of Joplin. Funeral arrangements are de ferred, pending arrival of the mother from the east and the daughter from Salt Lake City.
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Joplin Sunday Globe
Joplin, Missouri, US
Sun, Aug 08, 1915
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