son of W.C. Agurs & M. Culp Martin
husband of Ritchie Walsh Boisseau, married February 9, 1899, Caddo Parish, LA
"Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, Nov. 25, 1952, Tuesday, pp. 1 & 17:
W. C. Agurs Succumbs to Brief Illness Was Pioneer in Oil, Real Estate Here
W. C. Agurs, Shreveport oil pioneer, insurance man and real estate developer, died at 6:30 p.m. Monday in a local hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Agurs, 82, became ill late Monday afternoon and was taken to a local hospital where he died shortly afterward, friends of the family said.
Mr. Agurs was a pioneer in the oil industry in the Shreveport area, a real estate developer, having developed the Agurs division which forms the northwest section of Shreveport, and had been in the insurance business here since 1903.
He was born four miles west of Greenwood at what is known as Hopes place. He was the son of William Culp Agurs and the former Miss Margaret Dickson of Shreveport. He was born June 21, 1870.
For two terms he was a member of the Shreveport city council, and was one of those responsible for this citys adoption of the city commission form of government. He served one term on the Caddo parish police jury, two terms as supervisor of Caddo parish elections and was for many years a leader on the Caddo parish Democratic executive committee.
He was a member of the First Methodist church and was for many years a civic leader. At the time of his death he made his home at 424 North Market street where he maintained an office.
In 1903 he became local agent for the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance company. He continued service with that company until about a year ago, but was active in other business affairs until the time of his death.
As a youth, Mr. Agurs attended the old Thatchers Military academy.
At the time of his retirement in June of 1946, Mr. Agurs left his offices in the Levy building, the first office building to be constructed in Shreveport. At that time, he said, "This (retirement) does not mean that no one is going to see me any more, but I am going to ease up."
At the time of his retirement he was 76 years old, and had seen Shreveport grow from a village with dirt streets and ox carts to a modern city.
In his offices in the Levy building he worked at the first piece of office furniture purchased by the city of Shreveport. Having served in the political life of the city, Mr. Agurs purchased the desk while serving on the city council. When he retired from politics, he asked the city to permit him to purchase the desk since it had been his constant companion for many years. The desk continued to be his constant companion until the time of his retirement
from business.
In his development of Agurs then Douglas Island, he once decided to build a fishing lake. At that time construction of the lake cost Mr. Agurs $3,500, which he said at that time seemed far too high. Later, Mr. Agurs was known to have
said, the sum seemed small compared with the $20,000 it cost him to have the lake filled in.
Mr. Agurs had been associated with the oil business since 1903 when he drilled the first well in Agurs. He sank the well on his own property and drilled to a depth of 2,400 feet and abandoned the project. He later learned that if he had drilled an additional 50 feet deeper, the well would have come in a big gasser.
The field in which this well was drilled later developed into a large field which extended into Shreveport.
After drilling a successful gas well at the Fair Grounds here, Mr. Agurs developed the Agurs and Josey company, which was active in drilling operations in Caddo Parish, Texas, and Arkansas. With Tom E. Bird, he drilled what is known
as the Elerbe and Herold number 1 in the old Shreveport gas field.
He holds a certificate from the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce for service to the community. He formed the Progressive League, the sole purpose of which was to foster the development of the city's industrial potential and other phases of the community.
Mr. Agurs is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. B. Atkinson of Edinburg, Texas, and Mrs. James M. Soniat of New Orleans; one brother, James M. Agurs of Shreveport; one grandson and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of relatives. The body is at the Osborn funeral home.
Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, Nov. 26, 1952, Wednesday, p. 6 [extract]:
W. C. Agurs Burial Rites Set for Today
Funeral services for William C. Agurs, 82, pioneer Shreveport business man, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Osborn funeral home with the Rev. Guy M. Hicks, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiating.
Burial will be in the Forest Park cemetery under the direction of the Osborn funeral home.
Mr. Agurs died at 6:30 p.m. Monday in a local hospital after a brief illness.
Active pallbearers will be Edwin O. Gayle, William Lamar Atkins, George Martin Agurs, James A. Gayle, Glenn Flournoy, Martin S. Wallace, Albert E, Bryson and A. J. Hodges, Jr.
Mr. Agurs, a pioneer Shreveport real estate developer, oil and insurance man, had made his home in Shreveport all his life. He once said that he had never in his lifetime been out of Caddo parish for more than 30 days at a time.
He was the son of William Culp Agurs and the former Miss Margaret Dickson of Shreveport.
Mr. Agurs is survived by two daughters, Mrs. James M. Soniat of New Orleans and Mrs. J. B. Atkinson of Edinburg, Texas, and; one brother, James M. Agurs of Shreveport; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren."
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(obits provided by Shawn Bohannon-thank you!)
husband of Ritchie Walsh Boisseau, married February 9, 1899, Caddo Parish, LA
"Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, Nov. 25, 1952, Tuesday, pp. 1 & 17:
W. C. Agurs Succumbs to Brief Illness Was Pioneer in Oil, Real Estate Here
W. C. Agurs, Shreveport oil pioneer, insurance man and real estate developer, died at 6:30 p.m. Monday in a local hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Agurs, 82, became ill late Monday afternoon and was taken to a local hospital where he died shortly afterward, friends of the family said.
Mr. Agurs was a pioneer in the oil industry in the Shreveport area, a real estate developer, having developed the Agurs division which forms the northwest section of Shreveport, and had been in the insurance business here since 1903.
He was born four miles west of Greenwood at what is known as Hopes place. He was the son of William Culp Agurs and the former Miss Margaret Dickson of Shreveport. He was born June 21, 1870.
For two terms he was a member of the Shreveport city council, and was one of those responsible for this citys adoption of the city commission form of government. He served one term on the Caddo parish police jury, two terms as supervisor of Caddo parish elections and was for many years a leader on the Caddo parish Democratic executive committee.
He was a member of the First Methodist church and was for many years a civic leader. At the time of his death he made his home at 424 North Market street where he maintained an office.
In 1903 he became local agent for the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance company. He continued service with that company until about a year ago, but was active in other business affairs until the time of his death.
As a youth, Mr. Agurs attended the old Thatchers Military academy.
At the time of his retirement in June of 1946, Mr. Agurs left his offices in the Levy building, the first office building to be constructed in Shreveport. At that time, he said, "This (retirement) does not mean that no one is going to see me any more, but I am going to ease up."
At the time of his retirement he was 76 years old, and had seen Shreveport grow from a village with dirt streets and ox carts to a modern city.
In his offices in the Levy building he worked at the first piece of office furniture purchased by the city of Shreveport. Having served in the political life of the city, Mr. Agurs purchased the desk while serving on the city council. When he retired from politics, he asked the city to permit him to purchase the desk since it had been his constant companion for many years. The desk continued to be his constant companion until the time of his retirement
from business.
In his development of Agurs then Douglas Island, he once decided to build a fishing lake. At that time construction of the lake cost Mr. Agurs $3,500, which he said at that time seemed far too high. Later, Mr. Agurs was known to have
said, the sum seemed small compared with the $20,000 it cost him to have the lake filled in.
Mr. Agurs had been associated with the oil business since 1903 when he drilled the first well in Agurs. He sank the well on his own property and drilled to a depth of 2,400 feet and abandoned the project. He later learned that if he had drilled an additional 50 feet deeper, the well would have come in a big gasser.
The field in which this well was drilled later developed into a large field which extended into Shreveport.
After drilling a successful gas well at the Fair Grounds here, Mr. Agurs developed the Agurs and Josey company, which was active in drilling operations in Caddo Parish, Texas, and Arkansas. With Tom E. Bird, he drilled what is known
as the Elerbe and Herold number 1 in the old Shreveport gas field.
He holds a certificate from the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce for service to the community. He formed the Progressive League, the sole purpose of which was to foster the development of the city's industrial potential and other phases of the community.
Mr. Agurs is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. B. Atkinson of Edinburg, Texas, and Mrs. James M. Soniat of New Orleans; one brother, James M. Agurs of Shreveport; one grandson and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of relatives. The body is at the Osborn funeral home.
Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, Nov. 26, 1952, Wednesday, p. 6 [extract]:
W. C. Agurs Burial Rites Set for Today
Funeral services for William C. Agurs, 82, pioneer Shreveport business man, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Osborn funeral home with the Rev. Guy M. Hicks, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiating.
Burial will be in the Forest Park cemetery under the direction of the Osborn funeral home.
Mr. Agurs died at 6:30 p.m. Monday in a local hospital after a brief illness.
Active pallbearers will be Edwin O. Gayle, William Lamar Atkins, George Martin Agurs, James A. Gayle, Glenn Flournoy, Martin S. Wallace, Albert E, Bryson and A. J. Hodges, Jr.
Mr. Agurs, a pioneer Shreveport real estate developer, oil and insurance man, had made his home in Shreveport all his life. He once said that he had never in his lifetime been out of Caddo parish for more than 30 days at a time.
He was the son of William Culp Agurs and the former Miss Margaret Dickson of Shreveport.
Mr. Agurs is survived by two daughters, Mrs. James M. Soniat of New Orleans and Mrs. J. B. Atkinson of Edinburg, Texas, and; one brother, James M. Agurs of Shreveport; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren."
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(obits provided by Shawn Bohannon-thank you!)
son of W.C. Agurs & M. Culp Martin
husband of Ritchie Walsh Boisseau, married February 9, 1899, Caddo Parish, LA
"Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, Nov. 25, 1952, Tuesday, pp. 1 & 17:
W. C. Agurs Succumbs to Brief Illness Was Pioneer in Oil, Real Estate Here
W. C. Agurs, Shreveport oil pioneer, insurance man and real estate developer, died at 6:30 p.m. Monday in a local hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Agurs, 82, became ill late Monday afternoon and was taken to a local hospital where he died shortly afterward, friends of the family said.
Mr. Agurs was a pioneer in the oil industry in the Shreveport area, a real estate developer, having developed the Agurs division which forms the northwest section of Shreveport, and had been in the insurance business here since 1903.
He was born four miles west of Greenwood at what is known as Hopes place. He was the son of William Culp Agurs and the former Miss Margaret Dickson of Shreveport. He was born June 21, 1870.
For two terms he was a member of the Shreveport city council, and was one of those responsible for this citys adoption of the city commission form of government. He served one term on the Caddo parish police jury, two terms as supervisor of Caddo parish elections and was for many years a leader on the Caddo parish Democratic executive committee.
He was a member of the First Methodist church and was for many years a civic leader. At the time of his death he made his home at 424 North Market street where he maintained an office.
In 1903 he became local agent for the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance company. He continued service with that company until about a year ago, but was active in other business affairs until the time of his death.
As a youth, Mr. Agurs attended the old Thatchers Military academy.
At the time of his retirement in June of 1946, Mr. Agurs left his offices in the Levy building, the first office building to be constructed in Shreveport. At that time, he said, "This (retirement) does not mean that no one is going to see me any more, but I am going to ease up."
At the time of his retirement he was 76 years old, and had seen Shreveport grow from a village with dirt streets and ox carts to a modern city.
In his offices in the Levy building he worked at the first piece of office furniture purchased by the city of Shreveport. Having served in the political life of the city, Mr. Agurs purchased the desk while serving on the city council. When he retired from politics, he asked the city to permit him to purchase the desk since it had been his constant companion for many years. The desk continued to be his constant companion until the time of his retirement
from business.
In his development of Agurs then Douglas Island, he once decided to build a fishing lake. At that time construction of the lake cost Mr. Agurs $3,500, which he said at that time seemed far too high. Later, Mr. Agurs was known to have
said, the sum seemed small compared with the $20,000 it cost him to have the lake filled in.
Mr. Agurs had been associated with the oil business since 1903 when he drilled the first well in Agurs. He sank the well on his own property and drilled to a depth of 2,400 feet and abandoned the project. He later learned that if he had drilled an additional 50 feet deeper, the well would have come in a big gasser.
The field in which this well was drilled later developed into a large field which extended into Shreveport.
After drilling a successful gas well at the Fair Grounds here, Mr. Agurs developed the Agurs and Josey company, which was active in drilling operations in Caddo Parish, Texas, and Arkansas. With Tom E. Bird, he drilled what is known
as the Elerbe and Herold number 1 in the old Shreveport gas field.
He holds a certificate from the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce for service to the community. He formed the Progressive League, the sole purpose of which was to foster the development of the city's industrial potential and other phases of the community.
Mr. Agurs is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. B. Atkinson of Edinburg, Texas, and Mrs. James M. Soniat of New Orleans; one brother, James M. Agurs of Shreveport; one grandson and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of relatives. The body is at the Osborn funeral home.
Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, Nov. 26, 1952, Wednesday, p. 6 [extract]:
W. C. Agurs Burial Rites Set for Today
Funeral services for William C. Agurs, 82, pioneer Shreveport business man, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Osborn funeral home with the Rev. Guy M. Hicks, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiating.
Burial will be in the Forest Park cemetery under the direction of the Osborn funeral home.
Mr. Agurs died at 6:30 p.m. Monday in a local hospital after a brief illness.
Active pallbearers will be Edwin O. Gayle, William Lamar Atkins, George Martin Agurs, James A. Gayle, Glenn Flournoy, Martin S. Wallace, Albert E, Bryson and A. J. Hodges, Jr.
Mr. Agurs, a pioneer Shreveport real estate developer, oil and insurance man, had made his home in Shreveport all his life. He once said that he had never in his lifetime been out of Caddo parish for more than 30 days at a time.
He was the son of William Culp Agurs and the former Miss Margaret Dickson of Shreveport.
Mr. Agurs is survived by two daughters, Mrs. James M. Soniat of New Orleans and Mrs. J. B. Atkinson of Edinburg, Texas, and; one brother, James M. Agurs of Shreveport; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren."
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(obits provided by Shawn Bohannon-thank you!)
husband of Ritchie Walsh Boisseau, married February 9, 1899, Caddo Parish, LA
"Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, Nov. 25, 1952, Tuesday, pp. 1 & 17:
W. C. Agurs Succumbs to Brief Illness Was Pioneer in Oil, Real Estate Here
W. C. Agurs, Shreveport oil pioneer, insurance man and real estate developer, died at 6:30 p.m. Monday in a local hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Agurs, 82, became ill late Monday afternoon and was taken to a local hospital where he died shortly afterward, friends of the family said.
Mr. Agurs was a pioneer in the oil industry in the Shreveport area, a real estate developer, having developed the Agurs division which forms the northwest section of Shreveport, and had been in the insurance business here since 1903.
He was born four miles west of Greenwood at what is known as Hopes place. He was the son of William Culp Agurs and the former Miss Margaret Dickson of Shreveport. He was born June 21, 1870.
For two terms he was a member of the Shreveport city council, and was one of those responsible for this citys adoption of the city commission form of government. He served one term on the Caddo parish police jury, two terms as supervisor of Caddo parish elections and was for many years a leader on the Caddo parish Democratic executive committee.
He was a member of the First Methodist church and was for many years a civic leader. At the time of his death he made his home at 424 North Market street where he maintained an office.
In 1903 he became local agent for the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance company. He continued service with that company until about a year ago, but was active in other business affairs until the time of his death.
As a youth, Mr. Agurs attended the old Thatchers Military academy.
At the time of his retirement in June of 1946, Mr. Agurs left his offices in the Levy building, the first office building to be constructed in Shreveport. At that time, he said, "This (retirement) does not mean that no one is going to see me any more, but I am going to ease up."
At the time of his retirement he was 76 years old, and had seen Shreveport grow from a village with dirt streets and ox carts to a modern city.
In his offices in the Levy building he worked at the first piece of office furniture purchased by the city of Shreveport. Having served in the political life of the city, Mr. Agurs purchased the desk while serving on the city council. When he retired from politics, he asked the city to permit him to purchase the desk since it had been his constant companion for many years. The desk continued to be his constant companion until the time of his retirement
from business.
In his development of Agurs then Douglas Island, he once decided to build a fishing lake. At that time construction of the lake cost Mr. Agurs $3,500, which he said at that time seemed far too high. Later, Mr. Agurs was known to have
said, the sum seemed small compared with the $20,000 it cost him to have the lake filled in.
Mr. Agurs had been associated with the oil business since 1903 when he drilled the first well in Agurs. He sank the well on his own property and drilled to a depth of 2,400 feet and abandoned the project. He later learned that if he had drilled an additional 50 feet deeper, the well would have come in a big gasser.
The field in which this well was drilled later developed into a large field which extended into Shreveport.
After drilling a successful gas well at the Fair Grounds here, Mr. Agurs developed the Agurs and Josey company, which was active in drilling operations in Caddo Parish, Texas, and Arkansas. With Tom E. Bird, he drilled what is known
as the Elerbe and Herold number 1 in the old Shreveport gas field.
He holds a certificate from the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce for service to the community. He formed the Progressive League, the sole purpose of which was to foster the development of the city's industrial potential and other phases of the community.
Mr. Agurs is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. B. Atkinson of Edinburg, Texas, and Mrs. James M. Soniat of New Orleans; one brother, James M. Agurs of Shreveport; one grandson and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of relatives. The body is at the Osborn funeral home.
Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, Nov. 26, 1952, Wednesday, p. 6 [extract]:
W. C. Agurs Burial Rites Set for Today
Funeral services for William C. Agurs, 82, pioneer Shreveport business man, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Osborn funeral home with the Rev. Guy M. Hicks, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiating.
Burial will be in the Forest Park cemetery under the direction of the Osborn funeral home.
Mr. Agurs died at 6:30 p.m. Monday in a local hospital after a brief illness.
Active pallbearers will be Edwin O. Gayle, William Lamar Atkins, George Martin Agurs, James A. Gayle, Glenn Flournoy, Martin S. Wallace, Albert E, Bryson and A. J. Hodges, Jr.
Mr. Agurs, a pioneer Shreveport real estate developer, oil and insurance man, had made his home in Shreveport all his life. He once said that he had never in his lifetime been out of Caddo parish for more than 30 days at a time.
He was the son of William Culp Agurs and the former Miss Margaret Dickson of Shreveport.
Mr. Agurs is survived by two daughters, Mrs. James M. Soniat of New Orleans and Mrs. J. B. Atkinson of Edinburg, Texas, and; one brother, James M. Agurs of Shreveport; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren."
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