The Shelby Democrat
Thursday September 27, 1928
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EDINBURG WOMAN SUICIDE AT HOME
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Brooding
over the great loss and the condition of the West Indies and Florida following
the hurricane disaster is believed to be the reason for the suicide of Mrs.
Aurora Boucher, aged resident of Edinburg, who took her own life Wednesday
afternoon some time between the hours of two and three o’clock.
Mrs. Boucher
was found hanging by a rope from the roof of a small shed back of her home by a
Mrs. Collins, who with her family, occupy a part of the house owned by Mrs.
Boucher. She had been dead for over an hour, physicians stated.
Friends said
that Mrs. Boucher had read the newspapers constantly since the storm and that
she had worried over the state of need in the stricken area. That she was in
fairly good health although seventy-five years of age and that she had plenty of
money were facts established in the coroner’s inquest held early today.
Mrs. Boucher
was well known in Shelby county and was a woman respected and loved by all who
knew her. She was a member of the Christian church of Edinburg and her life was
one of charity and good will. No funeral arrangements have been made.
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Ibid.
Thursday September 27, 1928
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FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY
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Funeral
services for Mrs. Aurora Boucher, 80, well known resident of Edinburg, who
committed suicide Wednesday afternoon, will be conducted this afternoon at the
Christian church in Edinburg. Mrs. Boucher was the aunt of Mrs. Alice
Drummond,
of Waldron, who went to Edinburg today to attend the rites.
Contributed by Barb Huff
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