Kansas City Times Monday Dec 26, 1960 pg 37
DEATHS
BOUYEAR--Mr. William, age 51 of 327 North Bellaire, passed away December 25, 1960.
MUEHLBACH
6800 Troost
HI 4-2060
Kansas City Times Tuesday Dec 27, 1960 pg.33
FUNERAL SERVICES
William A. Bouyear, 51, of 327 North Bellaire at 1 o'clock Wednesday at the Bethany Baptist church; burial in Mount Washington cemetery. Friends may call from 7 o'clock tonight until 11 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Muehlebach chapel.
Biography:
William A. (Bill) Bouyear was born June 15, 1909 in Beaver, Arkansas the ninth child of Allison and Ellen Couch Bouyear. The family later moved to Watts, Adair County, Oklahoma where Bill met his future wife, Bertha Duncan. They were married in 1927 and had three children, Lura, Kenneth and Norman. In the midst of the Great Depression, Bill was able to get a job with the Kansas City Southern Railroad and the family relocated to Kansas City in 1935. He worked for the railroad as a welder until his untimely death in 1960.
Bill loved to take care of his house and lawn. The lawn was always green and the flowers were lovely. He and Bertha hosted a big family Christmas dinner every year with all ten grandchildren and their parents crowding into their small house. He was happy to see the children playing with their cousins and excited over the presents.
I remember that as I began to grow up, Grandpa Bill taught me to dance the "box" step. I felt so grown up to be dancing with my grandfather! He saved his pennies in a glass jug and whenever the granchildren visited we were allowed to count them and keep 100 pennies for ourselves. We would build towers with them before we took our pennies to keep and put the rest away.
Bill loved to travel on the train and took frequent trips to visit family in Oklahoma. Family from Oklahoma also came to Kansas City and knew they could stay with Bertha and Bill when they did.
He was a caring family man, a hard worker, charming and hospitable. I miss him still.
DEATHS
BOUYEAR--Mr. William, age 51 of 327 North Bellaire, passed away December 25, 1960.
MUEHLBACH
6800 Troost
HI 4-2060
Kansas City Times Tuesday Dec 27, 1960 pg.33
FUNERAL SERVICES
William A. Bouyear, 51, of 327 North Bellaire at 1 o'clock Wednesday at the Bethany Baptist church; burial in Mount Washington cemetery. Friends may call from 7 o'clock tonight until 11 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Muehlebach chapel.
Biography:
William A. (Bill) Bouyear was born June 15, 1909 in Beaver, Arkansas the ninth child of Allison and Ellen Couch Bouyear. The family later moved to Watts, Adair County, Oklahoma where Bill met his future wife, Bertha Duncan. They were married in 1927 and had three children, Lura, Kenneth and Norman. In the midst of the Great Depression, Bill was able to get a job with the Kansas City Southern Railroad and the family relocated to Kansas City in 1935. He worked for the railroad as a welder until his untimely death in 1960.
Bill loved to take care of his house and lawn. The lawn was always green and the flowers were lovely. He and Bertha hosted a big family Christmas dinner every year with all ten grandchildren and their parents crowding into their small house. He was happy to see the children playing with their cousins and excited over the presents.
I remember that as I began to grow up, Grandpa Bill taught me to dance the "box" step. I felt so grown up to be dancing with my grandfather! He saved his pennies in a glass jug and whenever the granchildren visited we were allowed to count them and keep 100 pennies for ourselves. We would build towers with them before we took our pennies to keep and put the rest away.
Bill loved to travel on the train and took frequent trips to visit family in Oklahoma. Family from Oklahoma also came to Kansas City and knew they could stay with Bertha and Bill when they did.
He was a caring family man, a hard worker, charming and hospitable. I miss him still.
Kansas City Times Monday Dec 26, 1960 pg 37
DEATHS
BOUYEAR--Mr. William, age 51 of 327 North Bellaire, passed away December 25, 1960.
MUEHLBACH
6800 Troost
HI 4-2060
Kansas City Times Tuesday Dec 27, 1960 pg.33
FUNERAL SERVICES
William A. Bouyear, 51, of 327 North Bellaire at 1 o'clock Wednesday at the Bethany Baptist church; burial in Mount Washington cemetery. Friends may call from 7 o'clock tonight until 11 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Muehlebach chapel.
Biography:
William A. (Bill) Bouyear was born June 15, 1909 in Beaver, Arkansas the ninth child of Allison and Ellen Couch Bouyear. The family later moved to Watts, Adair County, Oklahoma where Bill met his future wife, Bertha Duncan. They were married in 1927 and had three children, Lura, Kenneth and Norman. In the midst of the Great Depression, Bill was able to get a job with the Kansas City Southern Railroad and the family relocated to Kansas City in 1935. He worked for the railroad as a welder until his untimely death in 1960.
Bill loved to take care of his house and lawn. The lawn was always green and the flowers were lovely. He and Bertha hosted a big family Christmas dinner every year with all ten grandchildren and their parents crowding into their small house. He was happy to see the children playing with their cousins and excited over the presents.
I remember that as I began to grow up, Grandpa Bill taught me to dance the "box" step. I felt so grown up to be dancing with my grandfather! He saved his pennies in a glass jug and whenever the granchildren visited we were allowed to count them and keep 100 pennies for ourselves. We would build towers with them before we took our pennies to keep and put the rest away.
Bill loved to travel on the train and took frequent trips to visit family in Oklahoma. Family from Oklahoma also came to Kansas City and knew they could stay with Bertha and Bill when they did.
He was a caring family man, a hard worker, charming and hospitable. I miss him still.
DEATHS
BOUYEAR--Mr. William, age 51 of 327 North Bellaire, passed away December 25, 1960.
MUEHLBACH
6800 Troost
HI 4-2060
Kansas City Times Tuesday Dec 27, 1960 pg.33
FUNERAL SERVICES
William A. Bouyear, 51, of 327 North Bellaire at 1 o'clock Wednesday at the Bethany Baptist church; burial in Mount Washington cemetery. Friends may call from 7 o'clock tonight until 11 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Muehlebach chapel.
Biography:
William A. (Bill) Bouyear was born June 15, 1909 in Beaver, Arkansas the ninth child of Allison and Ellen Couch Bouyear. The family later moved to Watts, Adair County, Oklahoma where Bill met his future wife, Bertha Duncan. They were married in 1927 and had three children, Lura, Kenneth and Norman. In the midst of the Great Depression, Bill was able to get a job with the Kansas City Southern Railroad and the family relocated to Kansas City in 1935. He worked for the railroad as a welder until his untimely death in 1960.
Bill loved to take care of his house and lawn. The lawn was always green and the flowers were lovely. He and Bertha hosted a big family Christmas dinner every year with all ten grandchildren and their parents crowding into their small house. He was happy to see the children playing with their cousins and excited over the presents.
I remember that as I began to grow up, Grandpa Bill taught me to dance the "box" step. I felt so grown up to be dancing with my grandfather! He saved his pennies in a glass jug and whenever the granchildren visited we were allowed to count them and keep 100 pennies for ourselves. We would build towers with them before we took our pennies to keep and put the rest away.
Bill loved to travel on the train and took frequent trips to visit family in Oklahoma. Family from Oklahoma also came to Kansas City and knew they could stay with Bertha and Bill when they did.
He was a caring family man, a hard worker, charming and hospitable. I miss him still.
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